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by shostack 3894 days ago
Would the recent discovery of lymphatic tubes going into our brains[1] be a potential area of focus for potential treatment?

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9647253

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The article is not 100% clear, but I think the flux in the lymphatic tubes goes from the brain to outside, as in the other organs. So it will not be useful to send medicine inside the brain.

The article describe an alternative theory for Alzheimer

> In Alzheimer’s, there are accumulations of big protein chunks in the brain. We think they may be accumulating in the brain because they’re not being efficiently removed by these vessels.