08/30/2025
Love that Nerve Touch...
A breakthrough discovery from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has revealed lymphatic vessels lying just beneath the skin of the face and neck. Once thought buried deep in the body, these vessels play a vital role in draining cerebrospinal fluid, which clears toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
In mice, scientists used a gentle device that stroked the face and neck, tripling cerebrospinal fluid flow within a minute. Remarkably, this restored older animals’ brain fluid movement to youthful levels, a change that could have major implications for slowing age-related neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.
Early experiments in monkeys show similar promise, raising hope that simple, non-invasive stimulation could one day support human brain health. By enhancing natural drainage pathways, this method might become a powerful new tool for preventing neurological diseases. Source: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Research.
