Protein that rouses brain from sleep may be target for Alzheimer's prevention
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
A protein that stimulates the brain to awaken from sleep may be a target for preventing Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. The new research, in mice, demonstrates that eliminating that protein -- called orexin -- made mice sleep for longer periods of time and strongly slowed the production of brain plaques.