Name: The Best Sleeping Position for Glymphatic Flow in the Brain
Uploaded: 2024-02-26T10:08:55.000Z
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"The Best Sleeping Position for Glymphatic Flow in the Brain"

what can we do to improve the glymphatic clearance

has been shown to improve glymphatic clearance

which was accompanied by a reduced buildup

of amyloid deposits and improved cognition.

Sleeping position may also make a difference.

Studies on rats show that their natural sleeping position,

than sleeping on their backs or stomachs.

People also tend to spend most of their time

particularly their right side versus left,

This may maximize blood outflow from the brain.

draining blood from the head, is wide open,

Since most people have a dominant right jugular vein,

sleeping on our right side might maximize brain drainage.

Well, people with neurodegenerative disease,

mostly mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease,

About seventy-two percent spent at least two hours a night

on their backs compared to 37 percent of those

could influence the clearing of neurotoxic proteins

In crib death, sudden infant death syndrome,

maybe, on your flank to not draw a blank?

The characteristic position of poor sleepers

with dementia deteriorating good sleep habits.

It turns out self-reported sleep positions are often false.

Should brain benefits to side sleeping ever be established,

you can train yourself with so-called "positional therapies"

which involves wearing a shirt to bed backwards,

The uncertainties don't end with sleeping position.

was rapidly embraced in scientific circles

that the glymphatic system discovered in rodents

Even the relationship between sleep and Alzheimer's disease

is perhaps best summed up in a recent neurology review

Yes, those getting less than 7 hours of sleep

but those getting more than 8 are at higher risk too.

population studies show that longer sleep durations,

are more strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease

The association between dementia and long sleep duration

Long sleep duration may also just be a confounding factor,

a marker of some underlying health problem

For example, oversleeping may be a sign of depression,

which itself is an established risk factor for dementia.

But there is a plausible biological mechanism

typically defined as sleeping more than 8 hours a night,

is associated with signs of systemic inflammation,

elevated levels of C-reactive protein and Interleukin 6,

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The Best Sleeping Position for Glymphatic Flow in the Brain

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