Sleeping on the side to promote neurological health

A new study from the University of Stony Brook supports some earlier indicating that sleeping on your side reduces neurological diseases.

[caption id="attachment_399" align="aligncenter" width="418"] Sleeping on the side to promote neurological health. Photo: EFE[/caption]

The position on sleeping people could have a significant effect on their neurological health as reveals a new study by Stony Brook University.

Scientists say sleep on your side, in what is known as the lateral position can help mitigate waste products in the brain that contribute to neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

For the research they used magnetic resonance image based on the brains of rats and found that they slept side, the system eliminated brain chemical residues.

In this case the news is positive as most people have to sleep on your side, so Helene Benveniste explained research leader "It is interesting that the side sleep position is in fact the most popular in humans and in the Most animals, including wild. We seem to have taken the side sleep position to clean more efficiently our metabolic wastes that accumulate while we are awake. "

The researchers realized that passed cerebrospinal fluid filters waste interstitial fluid between cells. Residues include amyloid and tau proteins, which if accumulated affect brain function.

Research also indicates that many types of dementia are associated with sleep disturbances, including difficulty falling asleep.