The space between the arachnoid and pia meningeal layers encasing the brain is a landscape of connective tissue, blood vessels, and cerebrospinal fluid. Scientists debate how that fluid moves within ...

Researchers have found that enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of babies, caused by an accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid, have a 2.2 times greater chance of developing autism later in ...

An investigation into the burden of dilated perivascular spaces (dPVS) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) confirmed that those with SCD experience more severe manifestations of dPVS compared ...

A magnetic resonance imaging image of a patient who has enlarged perivascular spaces, which are seen as dark lesions in dark grey regions around the centre of the brain.

Share on Pinterest Researchers are mapping out the human brain’s ‘waste-disposal’ system for the first time. Image credit: bawanch/Getty Images. Alzheimer’s disease currently affects about 32 million ...

Study reveals that impaired brain clearance, indicated by larger perivascular space volume, may be the missing link between repetitive head impacts and cognitive decline in former American football ...

Risk assessment is complicated, and not the same for all groups. Participants in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network carry AD mutations that spur massive plaque deposition and lead to memory ...

A magnetic resonance imaging image of a patient who has enlarged perivascular spaces, which are seen as dark lesions in dark grey regions around the centre of the brain.