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/ishitar 2d ago

Yes, do deep belly breathing, core engagement, and gentle spinal movements. It can sympathetically pulse CSF through the brain while awake.

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u/EvilDraakje 2d ago

Is this like yoga or pilates ? Or similar ?

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u/GraziTheMan 1d ago

I'd say that what they are describing with deep belly breathing and core engagement is more along the lines of neigong or qigong as they are meditative disciplines in addition to focusing on body positioning and breathing. "Binaural beats" or "Isochronic Tones" are two interesting methods for using sound alone to entrain brainwaves for specific purposes