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How to clear out brain waste

PET brain scan using Vizamyl (flutemetamol F18) with quantification software. (Business Wire/AP)
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PET brain scan using Vizamyl (flutemetamol F18) with quantification software. (Business Wire/AP)

Richard Sima, a trained neuroscientist who writes the Brain Matters column for The Washington Post, joins host Indira Lakshmanan to discuss the science-backed ways we can help our brains clear out waste.

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