WASHINGTON 鈥� Scientists are starting to figure out that getting more sleep can really help in the fight against Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. But a new study says the position you sleep in can play a role as well.
That鈥檚 the conclusion of researchers at Stony Brook University, who say that sleeping on your side can flush your brain of beta-amyloid formations, the junk in your brain that鈥檚 been linked to the development of the disease.
The study, published in , supports the that good sleep helps the brain flush out beta-amyloid. It goes further, though, by keeping tabs on the sleeping positions of the rats used in the study.
鈥淭he analysis showed that 鈥� transport was most efficient in the lateral position compared with the supine or prone positions,鈥� the study abstract says.
There is still no cure for Alzheimer鈥檚. It鈥檚 the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S., the says.
