Potential Alzheimer's and Age-Related Cognitive Decline Target Identified

Research by scientists at the University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech suggests that boosting the flow of fluid and macromolecules through a series of recently discovered lymphatic channels in the brain may offer a promising approach to prevent or at least hold back cognitive decline associated with aging or dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease. Studies headed by Jonathan Kipnis, M.D., the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine chair of neuroscience, showed that treating aging m