Missing link found between brain, immune system -- with major disease implications
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
Maps of the lymphatic system: old (left) and updated to reflect UVA's discovery. Vessels directly connecting brain, lymphatic system exist despite decades of doctrine that they don't Finding may have substantial implications for major neurological diseases Game-changing discovery opens new areas of research, transforms existing ones Major gap in understanding of the human body revealed 'They'll have to change the textbooks'