Blood pressure medication and vibration may boost brain waste clearance
The brain's own clearance mechanisms are most active during sleep. Researchers have now shown that this natural clearance process can also be enhanced while people are awake. A novel vasomechanical treatment increased the removal of harmful proteins from participants' brains.
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