How To Boost ‘Neural Cleaning’ To Protect Brain Health

The glymphatic system is the brain’s waste disposal system - responsible for clearing out harmful toxins that build up during the day. Now a new mouse study has connected reduced glyphatic flow to Alzheimer’s disease. And because this glymphatic system cleans the brain during sleep, it’s thought poor sleep may contribute to this reduction in brain function. Rowan Hooper and Penny Sarchet are joined by science writer Michael Marshall, who explains the study in detail, what we know about the effects in humans and the steps we can take to improve our own glymphatic flow. -- What does the latest science actually mean for us? Each week, New Scientist editors Rowan Hooper and Penny Sarchet dig into the biggest stories in science alongside expert scientists, from the mysteries of consciousness to the search for dark matter, to feed your curiosity and make sense of an uncertain world. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes: http://bit.ly/3OvFB80 🔔 For a specially discounted New Scientist digital subscription, go to https://newscientist.com/youtube ───────────────────────────── LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ───────────────────────────── 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xN0obO... 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ───────────────────────────── MORE FROM NEW SCIENTIST ───────────────────────────── 🌐 Website: https://www.newscientist.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://bit.ly/NSYTINSTA 📘 Facebook: https://bit.ly/NSYTFB 🐦 Twitter: https://bit.ly/NSYTTW