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Neck surgery may help flush Alzheimer’s toxins from brain

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 27, 2026
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A report in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery proposes using a microsurgical technique called lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) to help clear the toxic proteins that build up in Alzheimer’s patients’ brains.

According to the study, it’s a plumbing problem. Your brain has a waste-removal network called the glymphatic system…

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