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A lymphatic waste-disposal system implicated in Alzheimer’s disease

Nature (2018) 560(7717) 172-174
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05763-0
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The discovery that a set of lymphatic vessels interacts with blood vessels to remove toxic waste products from the brain has implications for cognition, ageing and disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

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Sweeney, M. D., & Zlokovic, B. V. (2018). A lymphatic waste-disposal system implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature, 560(7717), 172–174. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05763-0

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