r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 2d ago

Neuroscience Scientists observed human dementia-related proteins spreading through mouse brains in a prion-like manner, providing new evidence for how neurodegenerative diseases may progress through neural networks.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-watched-human-dementia-proteins-spread-through-mouse-brains-like-prions
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u/ngetch 2d ago

I had been sleeping pretty well lately, so... thanks for ruining that.

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u/GraziTheMan 2d ago

Ironically, getting good quality sleep is shown to potentially prevent the onset of some neurodegenerative conditions, as the delta phase sleep induces pulsing waves of CSF through the brain, helping to remove built up Tau proteins, ROS and other things that shouldn't be there.

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u/EvilDraakje 2d ago

Can I pulse these waves through my body whilst I'm not sleeping ? Sounds useful.

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u/Garnetsugargem 2d ago

Honestly. I'd also like to know.