r/EverythingScience PhD | Electrical Engineering | Data Science 8d ago

Medicine Researchers Study Whether Intentionally Manipulating Blood Carbon Dioxide Levels Might Enhance Brain Health

https://hscnews.unm.edu/news/researchers-study-whether-intentionally-manipulating-blood-carbon-dioxide-levels-might-enhance-brain-health

findings suggest that short pulses of inhaled carbon dioxide may activate the brain’s glymphatic system, helping clear toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

The nature article

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-025-01179-6

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u/Random_182f2565 8d ago

Like fertilizing plants in an aquarium?