Plaques that build up in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, disrupting and contributing to the death of neurons, may be an immune response to pathogenic infection. This, researchers say, suggest the build-up may be preventable, and as a result the disease may be preventable as well. Photo by Juan Gaertner/Shutterstock

　　　阿兹海默症是一种常见失智症，而睡眠姿势竟然也会影响阿兹海默症风险！美国一项老鼠实验显示，睡觉侧躺有助大脑「排毒」，大脑若顺利将毒素排除，就能帮助降低阿兹海默症风险。

　　　最新的阿兹海默症研究有个明显主题，那就是改变生活方式，以保护你的脑部，其中包括较好睡眠品质和运动。