https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-re ... our-brains
The question in my mind is: is it nocturnal (i.e. during REM sleep). If it is, (the mice drained during diurnal sleep -- i.e., during the day) we may have a way to deal with Alzheimers -- by getting good sleep!
In fact, it should be a goal of the makers of sleeping medication to trigger the brain's "rinse cycle". Are you listening, drug manufacturers?
brain drain
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Not a doctor.
"I'm still here, how 'bout that? I may have lost my lunchbox, but I'm still here." John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001)
Re: brain drain
Just be wary of anticholinergic sleep aid medications.1eye wrote:https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-re ... our-brains
The question in my mind is: is it nocturnal (i.e. during REM sleep). If it is, (the mice drained during diurnal sleep -- i.e., during the day) we may have a way to deal with Alzheimers -- by getting good sleep!
In fact, it should be a goal of the makers of sleeping medication to trigger the brain's "rinse cycle". Are you listening, drug manufacturers?
- Did Popular PM Pain Reliever Trigger Memory Loss?
Millions of Americans worry about memory loss. They never think to link an OTC drug they take to get to sleep as contributing to brain fog. Is it a risk?
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/article ... mory-loss/
- Where Can I Find A List of Anticholinergic Drugs?
People taking anticholinergic drugs over a long period of time may be at greater risk of developing dementia.
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/article ... gic-drugs/
- Are My Medications Causing Me Memory Problems?
Do you know if your medicine has anticholinergic activity that could be affecting your brain and causing memory problems? The list of drugs is quite large.
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/article ... -problems/
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A natural brain drain ??
Could this be linked to CCSVI??
Abstract
Here, we report the existence of meningeal lymphatic vessels in human and nonhuman primates (common marmoset monkeys) and the feasibility of noninvasively imaging and mapping them in vivo with high-resolution, clinical MRI. On T2-FLAIR and T1-weighted black-blood imaging, lymphatic vessels enhance with gadobutrol, a gadolinium-based contrast agent with high propensity to extravasate across a permeable capillary endothelial barrier, but not with gadofosveset, a blood-pool contrast agent. The topography of these vessels, running alongside dural venous sinuses, recapitulates the meningeal lymphatic system of rodents. In primates, meningeal lymphatics display a typical panel of lymphatic endothelial markers by immunohistochemistry. This discovery holds promise for better understanding the normal physiology of lymphatic drainage from the central nervous system and potential aberrations in neurological diseases.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29738.001
Abstract
Here, we report the existence of meningeal lymphatic vessels in human and nonhuman primates (common marmoset monkeys) and the feasibility of noninvasively imaging and mapping them in vivo with high-resolution, clinical MRI. On T2-FLAIR and T1-weighted black-blood imaging, lymphatic vessels enhance with gadobutrol, a gadolinium-based contrast agent with high propensity to extravasate across a permeable capillary endothelial barrier, but not with gadofosveset, a blood-pool contrast agent. The topography of these vessels, running alongside dural venous sinuses, recapitulates the meningeal lymphatic system of rodents. In primates, meningeal lymphatics display a typical panel of lymphatic endothelial markers by immunohistochemistry. This discovery holds promise for better understanding the normal physiology of lymphatic drainage from the central nervous system and potential aberrations in neurological diseases.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.29738.001
Mark Walker - Oxfordshire, England. Retired Industrial Pharmacist. 24 years of study about MS.
CCSVI Comments:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/8359854/MS-experts-in-Britain-have-to-open-their-minds.html
CCSVI Comments:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/8359854/MS-experts-in-Britain-have-to-open-their-minds.html
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Re: brain drain
Hi Mark--MarkW wrote: Could this be linked to CCSVI??
Having spoken with both Jonathan Kipnis and Maiken Nedergaard about this---their answer is yes. As the jugular veins are the drainage outlet for these newly discovered lymphatic vessels, any type of slowing, blockage, stenosis, valvular issues or hampering of outflow may well be related to neurodegenerative disease, including MS. More research ahead. And NHE and 1eye are right...as the jugular veins are used when we sleep, when our brain is cleansed of toxins, proteins and metabolites, working jugular veins are essential. I write about all of this research and the discussions I've had with these researchers on my blog.
on the Kipnis Lab discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels
http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com/2015/06/a ... overy.html
on my visit to the Nedergaard Lab (her group discovered the brain's cleansing mechanism, which happens when we sleep.) http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com/2015/04/g ... gaard.html
on the myth of the "immune priveleged brain" and EAE
http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com/2015/06/r ... books.html
Jugular stenting in 2009 and cardiovascular health pursuits may well be why my husband had a reversal of gray matter atrophy, no new lesions, and is still jogging and working full time 10 years after MS diagnosis.
thought the NIH corroboration of this research might deserve a pop in. Glad I did. Hope all are well.
Joan
Husband dx RRMS 3/07
dx dual jugular vein stenosis (CCSVI) 4/09
http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com
dx dual jugular vein stenosis (CCSVI) 4/09
http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com
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Re: brain drain
OK look, this is important. Someone needs to contact the Alzheimer's Society and we need to find out tout suite (right now) whether the procedure (maybe even including stenting) is a treatment for Alzheimers. Millions of brains are at stake. Please, let's get it tried, for heaven's sake. Can Dr. Sclafani please help?
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"I'm still here, how 'bout that? I may have lost my lunchbox, but I'm still here." John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001)
Not a doctor.
"I'm still here, how 'bout that? I may have lost my lunchbox, but I'm still here." John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001)
Re: brain drain
Right, Dr. Sclafani has written that the venoplasty treatment of CCSVI should be evaluated and considered for neurologic disease in addition to MS.
If anyone learns more about brain drain, CCSVI, and Alzheimers, please post. I need to know.
If anyone learns more about brain drain, CCSVI, and Alzheimers, please post. I need to know.
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