How ‘skull drains’ keep the brain safe from damage and pathogens

Nature
by Felicity Nelson
February 19, 2026
Veins in the skull can rearrange their borders to accommodate patrolling immune cells, a strange behaviour called ruffling. Veins in the skull can rearrange their borders to accommodate patrolling immune cells, a strange behaviour called ruffling.
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Originally published on Nature on 2/19/2026