Thursday, March 5, 2020

Discovering the Brain’s Nightly “Rinse Cycle”

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Based on the NIH health information topics you requested to receive information about, we thought you'd be interested in this story from the NIH Director's Blog.

Brain Wash

Discovering the Brain's Nightly "Rinse Cycle"

Posted on  by Dr. Francis Collins

Getting plenty of deep, restful sleep is essential for our physical and mental health. Now comes word of yet another way that sleep is good for us: it triggers rhythmic waves of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that appear to function much like a washing machine's rinse cycle, which may...

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