A. The drawing shows intracranial upstream lymphatic regions #1, #2, and #3 that drain through the nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus (NPLP) en route to medial deep cervical lymphatics and deep cervical ...

"Brain drain: Nasopharyngeal lymphatics found to be crucial for cerebrospinal fluid outflow." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 01 / 240126140550.htm (accessed March 28, 2026).

This diagram shows the pathways cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) takes as it flows from the brain’s surface through facial lymphatic vessels and into lymph nodes in the neck. Scientists at the Institute for ...

CHICAGO — The use of lumbar drain placement significantly reduces the risk for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, new ...

The choroid plexus produces about a half-liter of cerebrospinal fluid daily, meaning this much must be drained from the cranial cavity into the bloodstream. A new study led by Steven Proulx, Swiss ...

Massage might help your brain flow regain its mojo. On June 4 in Nature, researchers led by Gou Young Koh at the Institute for Basic Science in Daejeon, South Korea, mapped the labyrinth of lymphatics ...

Researchers in Switzerland suggest that helping the brain to flush out toxic proteins could represent a new approach to preventing or treating age-related neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s ...

Scientists at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have uncovered a non-invasive method to boost the brain's natural waste drainage system—a discovery that could open new avenues for tackling ...

New research reveals that a particular group of lymphatic vessels plays a pivotal role in helping the brain dispose of waste. It also suggests that deterioration of these vessels through aging could ...