An FDA-approved sleeping pill reduced levels of Alzheimer’s proteins in a small study of healthy volunteers led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers. The study hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop Alzheimer’s progression, although much more research is needed regarding such an approach.
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Researchers at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, tracked 38 people who used suvorexant - sold under the brand name Belsomra - for two nights.