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  "path": "/2026/02/27/neck-surgery-may-help-flush-alzheimers-toxins-from-brain.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T22:48:36.000Z",
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    "Alzheimer's disease",
    "glymphatic system",
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    "microsurgery",
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    "Singapore General Hospital",
    "_Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery_",
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  "textContent": "\n\nA report in _Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery_ proposes using a microsurgical technique called lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) to help clear the toxic proteins that build up in Alzheimer's patients' brains.\n\nAccording to the study, it's a plumbing problem. Your brain has a waste-removal network called the glymphatic system, regulated by glia cells, that flushes out neurotoxic waste, including amyloid-beta and tau buildup, which are central to Alzheimer's. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Neck surgery may help flush Alzheimer's toxins from brain appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Neck surgery may help flush Alzheimer's toxins from brain"
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