Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study finds that changes in cerebrospinal fluid movement could predict dementia long before symptoms begin. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) ...

The brain floats in a sea of fluid that cushions it against injury, supplies it with nutrients and carries away waste. Disruptions to the normal ebb and flow of the fluid have been linked to ...

The brain floats in a sea of fluid that cushions it against injury, supplies it with nutrients and carries away waste. Disruptions to the normal ebb and flow of the fluid have been linked to ...

Immune privilege of the central nervous system (CNS) is explained by the absence of dendritic cells or other resident antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that are capable of leaving the CNS parenchyma and ...

Hair-like cilia maintain the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain. This circulating fluid is important for nerve cell development and for maintaining brain function.