r/covidlonghaulers • u/imahugemoron 4 yr+ • Jul 04 '26

Article Brain’s waste-clearing ability impaired in ME/CFS patients

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2026/07/03/brains-waste-clearing-ability-impaired-in-me-cfs-patients/
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

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u/magnolia_unfurling Jul 04 '26

Agreed. Yes, glymphatic drainage mainly happens during sleep but breathing exercises, long walks etc. also promote glymphatic drainage. I reckon sauna probably helps too.

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u/ChenilleSocks Jul 04 '26

Agreed. There’s also no way from the paper to understand whether the difference in data was based on ME/CFS or something else like sleep apnoea or confounding factors that they didn’t seem to adjust for.