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A baby in the womb

The human placenta may not have a microbiome after all

31 July 2019

Recent evidence that the placenta has its own community of microbes is now uncertain as it seems the experiments were corrupted by contamination
Meningeal lymphatic vessels remove toxins from the brain

The brain's drain: How our brains flush out their waste and toxins

24 July 2019

We now know a major route for flushing toxins out of the brain - a finding that could one day help us treat neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's

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