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May 20, 2026
The Brain's Plumbing Problem: A Neurologist-Scientist's Quest to Clear Alzheimer's Proteins
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11:56Tirth PatelGUEST
So in general, like you mentioned, the rest of the body, we have, you know, arteries and veins that carry blood, right? Arteries traditionally carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
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12:06Tirth PatelGUEST
Veins traditionally or typically bring blood back to the heart, right?Well, alongside this system, there's a third system called the lymphatic system that's all over the body that sort of tracks pretty closely to the veins, and it can dra- uh, drain fluid.
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12:20Tirth PatelGUEST
And traditionally the way it's taught to medical students and, and, and other students is that it drains toxic materials or just fluid from tissue to the rest of the body.
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12:30Tirth PatelGUEST
It can also absorb a lot of fluid, uh, and it all collects in lymph nodes, and then it all kind of goes back into the blood.
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12:38Tirth PatelGUEST
Now, lymph nodes are a very important part of the body because they're sort of the sentinels.
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