Scientists Find Direct Link Between Brain and Immune System

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

A new discovery by a team of researchers from the University of Virginia (UVA) “may call for a reassessment of basic assumptions in neuroimmunology” (a field involved in the study of the nervous system and the immune system).1

A direct link between the brain and the immune system, via lymphatic vessels that were not previously known to exist, was found. Similar to blood vessels, which carry blood throughout your body, lymphatic vessels carry immune cells throughout your body.

However, it was long believed that such vessels stopped before reaching the brain. The new …read more

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