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The study bolsters the existing idea that yawning likely serves a specific purpose. It’s something to consider next time you give in to a yawn, or to the urge to get your dog to yawn along with you.

Sleep is often described as the body’s recovery period, but for the brain, it is more like a nightly cleaning cycle. During deep rest, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulates through brain tissue, ...

How does the brain clean itself during sleep? A new ultrafast MRI method tracks cerebrospinal fluid flow without contrast ...

A major international study has uncovered a new biological clue that could help predict dementia long before memory problems arise. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University ...