Scientists Explain How the Brain Cleans Itself

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May be relevant to at least some autism subgroups.

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Scientists Explain How the Brain Cleans Itself

Researchers have discovered a second, faster cleaning system on

top of the cerebrospinal fluid, and it may shed some light on

what happens during disorders that affect the brain.

By Makini Brice | August 16, 2012

http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120816/11545/brain-cleans-waste-parkinsons-al\

zheimers-huntingdons-disease.htm

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Published in the journal /Science Translational Medicine/

<http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/4/147/147ra111>