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As a note, they are talking about the "glymphatic" system and not the "lymphatic" system. The name is a play on the lymphatic system, but it is specific to the
by matznerd 11y ago
As a note, they are talking about the "glymphatic" system and not the "lymphatic" system. The name is a play on the lymphatic system, but it is specific to the brain.
Another paper by the author cited in the NPR story, is my favorite paper on the system: "The Glymphatic System: A Beginner’s Guide" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25947369 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25947369
In it, they do not mention melatonin or CoQ10, but norepinephrine as a major regulator of wakefulness. (Although I do take 400 mg a day of the reduced form of Coq10 called Ubiquinol).