TWIST1 and Alzheimer disease: In this issue of the JCI, Matrongolo and colleagues show that Twist1-haploinsufficient mice that develop CS exhibit raised intracranial pressure, diminished cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow, and impaired paravascular CSF-brain flow; all features that were associated with MLV defects and exacerbated pathology in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.