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Newly discovered vessels beneath skull could link brain and immune system
- SapphireSun 11y agoFYI here's the paper: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature14432.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/natu...
- rbanffy 11y agoIt's nothing short of astonishing (and, quite frankly, embarrassing) that a macroscopic structure has eluded doctors for the past couple centuries. One can wonder how many other macroscopic structures exist inside every human being.
- SapphireSun 11y agoIt's too bad this article didn't get more discussion. The circumvention of the blood brain barrier is a big deal. I wish someone more knowledgable than me had a go at explaining the implications.