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Wednesday 01 June 2022
Agencies:
A recent study revealed that sleeping position is very important to avoid some neurological problems, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and to prevent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is the loss of the ability to move and control muscles, including the ability to speak, swallow and breathe.
The study, reported by The Conversation, stated that sleeping mainly on one side helps in removing brain waste more effectively compared to sleeping on the back or stomach.
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lab rat’s glymphatic pathway, a complex system responsible for removing waste and other harmful chemicals from the brain, while the rodents slept, it was found that the glymphatic pathway works more efficiently while sleeping on one side than when lying down or lying down. On the abdomen.
The reasons for this are still under investigation, but experts believe that it may be related to the effects of gravity, pressure and tissue expansion, according to what Al Arabiya reported.
Sleep disturbances are also a common symptom of ALS, and research has shown that a single night without sleep can lead to an increase in the accumulation of toxic waste protein in the brain, which reduces the efficiency of the glymphatic function, which opens the way for neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS. “.
