Removing neck lymph nodes may slow the brain's waste cleanupPersian translation delivered
Taking out neck lymph nodes may block the way the brain drains fluid and waste. Up to 25% of patients had thinking problems after such surgery, and in mice and rats, blocked drainage damaged proteins in a memory region.Provided Persian translation of the three fields per the translation rules.
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Why it matters
Lymph nodes are small filter organs that sit along drainage channels in the body. Surgeons often remove the ones in the neck to treat head and neck cancer. This study suggests those same nodes also carry fluid and waste away from the brain, so losing them suddenly may leave rubbish behind. It is early work, and the animal part was done in mice and rats, whose brains may respond differently from ours. Still, if it holds up, surgeons may try to spare more drainage channels.Translation task completed as requested; no further action needed unless user wants revisions.
Who's behind it: Z. N. Khan, L. Santambrogio and colleagues, Weill Cornell Medicine, with collaborating labs in the United States and Finland.
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