Brain’s ability to clear Alzheimer’s protein ‘linked to body’s 24-hour clock’

Research suggests a healthy sleep pattern might be important to ease some symptoms of the disease.

Research suggests a healthy sleep pattern might be important to ease some symptoms of the disease.

The brain’s ability to clear a protein closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease is linked to the body’s 24-hour clock, a new study suggests.

The findings provide a potential explanation for the association between Alzheimer’s disease and disruptions to a person’s sleep cycle.