glymphatic in A Sentence

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    Nedergaard and her colleagues first described the previously unknown Glymphatic system in 2012.

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    This was especially noticeable in astrocytes, or cells that help to control Glymphatic function.

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    Sleep is so important because it is the only time our brain's Glymphatic system is active.

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    When we sleep, the scientists discovered, the Glymphatic system becomes 10 times more active in clearing waste from the brain.

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    When you sleep, scientists now think, your Glymphatic system steps up its activity to remove potentially harmful debris that has collected over your waking day.

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    A study published last year shows how sleeplessness can interfere with the brain's"Glymphatic system," which is a cleaning procedure that takes place during sleep, when cerebrospinal fluid flushes away unnecessary proteins and waste from the spaces between neurons.

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    (The University of Rochester Medical Center scientists who made this discovery named it the“Glymphatic system,” because it functions a lot like the body's lymphatic system in removing waste from the body, and is operated by the brain's glial cells.).

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    However, the team found that mice that were given"low" doses of alcohol- which, in this study, was the equivalent of consuming around 2.5 alcohol beverages per day- not only demonstrated a reduction in brain inflammation, but their Glymphatic function was also improved, compared with a control group that was not exposed to alcohol.

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