{"id":986,"date":"2019-07-11T12:01:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/?p=986"},"modified":"2019-08-14T09:02:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T13:02:28","slug":"brain-discovery-at-uva-makes-most-promising-medical-advances-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/brain-discovery-at-uva-makes-most-promising-medical-advances-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Discovery at UVA Makes \u2018Most Promising Medical Advances\u2019 List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-482\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2019\/07\/Kipnis_brain-discovery-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"From left, Antoine Louveau, Jonathan Kipnis and Sandro Da Mesquita\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2019\/07\/Kipnis_brain-discovery-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2019\/07\/Kipnis_brain-discovery-150x150-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2019\/07\/Kipnis_brain-discovery-150x150-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>University of Virginia School of Medicine discovery about the role of the brain\u2019s cleaning system in aging and Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as one of 2018\u2019s most promising medical advances.<\/p>\n<p>The finding, published in the prestigious journal Nature, suggests that impairments in the lymphatic vessels that carry waste from the brain could be major contributors both to Alzheimer\u2019s and the cognitive decline that comes with age. The NIH included the discovery in its 2018 research highlights in the category of \u201cfindings with potential for enhancing human health.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/blog\/brain-discovery-at-uva-makes-most-promising-medical-advances-list\/\">Read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Virginia School of Medicine discovery about the role of the brain\u2019s cleaning system in aging and Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as one of 2018\u2019s most promising medical advances. 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