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30 Minutes on a Vibrating Mattress And Blood Pressure Medication Shifted Alzheimer's-Linked Proteins in a Small Trial
Put this down as one of the more unusual approaches to Alzheimer's treatment that we've come across to date: having patients lie on a vibrating mattress to clear out waste proteins that could be building up in the brain.
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A small trial tested a combination of a vibrating mattress and a blood‑pressure medication to target proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The mattress vibrations were intended to imitate the brain’s nightly waste‑clearance system, aiming to remove accumulating proteins. Participants spent 30 minutes on the device, after which researchers observed a shift in the Alzheimer’s‑associated proteins. The study suggests the approach may influence protein dynamics, though further research is needed.
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