“Vibrating mattress helps clear Alzheimer’s protein from the brain”

Key points

• 29 adults without cognitive issues participated in the study.
• Participants took nitric oxide pills and lay on a vibrating mattress for 40 minutes, halfway through another pill.
• Beta-amyloid 42 levels in blood rose by 35% after the intervention.
• Researchers suggest enhanced glymphatic clearance as the mechanism for the rise in beta-amyloid 42.
• Scientists plan to test the combined approach in 60 people with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's next year.