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Alzheimer’s Research Update

Updated 2026-07-20 16:40 UTC 2 sources Positive

A new study suggests that intermittent high-dose CO2 inhalation can clear Alzheimer's proteins from the brain by enhancing its glymphatic system.

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New Scientist
Intermittingly inhaling a high dose of carbon dioxide seems to remove the proteins amyloid and tau, which are implicated in Alzheimer's disease, from the brain by boosting its glymphatic system
2026-07-20 16:31 UTC
Ars Technica
For decades, scientists have concentrated on what now looks to be a blind alley.
2026-04-15 14:11 UTC
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