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Welcome to another initiative, Cool Stuff Ride Home. Marcus Paff joined by Reggie Rizzou on today's episode, cleaning up the human brain.

Yet another potential solution for keeping Alzheimer's and other conditions at bay into advanced age.

Plus, an endangered bird will soon take flight once again with the help of humans.

And on this day in history, the first known play in America leads to a criminal trial?

That's coming up on cool stuff.

Well, last week, Tuesday, we brought you the story of neuromodulation devices, which use external,

or in some cases, implanted stimulators to administer electric shocks to the brain to either excite

or inhibit particular regions or nerves. Well, this week, we're sticking with the brain health

theme thanks to another story from Science Daily, though this one does not involve self-administering

electricity. As the study summary notes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurological

disorders can be seen as quote-unquote dirty brain diseases, where the brain struggles to clear out

harmful waste. Aging is a key risk factor here because as we grow older, our brain's ability to

remove toxic build-up slows down. However, new research in mice demonstrates

that it's possible to reverse age-related effects and restore the brain's waste-clearing process.

Per Dr. Douglas Kelly, a professor of mechanical engineering in the University of Rochester's

Hageem School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, quote, this research shows that restoring cervical lymph vessel function can substantially rescue the slower removal of waste from the brain associated with age.

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