Can a good Night's sleep clean your brain?
NCT ID NCT02669225
Summary
This study aimed to understand if sleep helps the brain clear away waste products, specifically a protein called amyloid-beta which is linked to Alzheimer's disease. Healthy adult participants stayed overnight twice—once sleeping normally and once staying awake—and had brain scans to measure waste levels. The goal was to gather basic knowledge about how the brain's cleaning system works during sleep versus wakefulness.
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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