Join Matt to leave the day’s rush behind. After a brief breathing exercise to settle the mind and body, you will find yourself on a quiet street in a British village. Matt leads you across a small stone bridge to a cozy bookshop nestled between two old brick buildings. This sanctuary is filled with the faint scent of aged paper and polished wood, providing a peaceful haven where time slows down and the stresses of the day are left behind. Once you are inside the shop, you can wander through t...
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Join Matt to leave the day’s rush behind. After a brief breathing exercise to settle the mind and body, you will find yourself on a quiet street in a British village. Matt leads you across a small stone bridge to a cozy bookshop nestled between two old brick buildings. This sanctuary is filled with the faint scent of aged paper and polished wood, providing a peaceful haven where time slows down and the stresses of the day are left behind. Once you are inside the shop, you can wander through t...
#106 - Can A Sleeping Pill Help Fight Alzheimer’s?
The Matt Walker Podcast
29 minutes
4 months ago
#106 - Can A Sleeping Pill Help Fight Alzheimer’s?
Matt explores the critical link between sleep and Alzheimer's disease today, explaining how the brain’s "glymphatic system" clears toxic proteins like amyloid and tau during deep sleep. He describes how insufficient sleep impairs this process, creating a vicious cycle where protein accumulation damages sleep-generating brain regions and increases dementia risk. Matt goes on to discuss groundbreaking research on a new class of sleeping pills, Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists (DORAs), that may ...
The Matt Walker Podcast
Join Matt to leave the day’s rush behind. After a brief breathing exercise to settle the mind and body, you will find yourself on a quiet street in a British village. Matt leads you across a small stone bridge to a cozy bookshop nestled between two old brick buildings. This sanctuary is filled with the faint scent of aged paper and polished wood, providing a peaceful haven where time slows down and the stresses of the day are left behind. Once you are inside the shop, you can wander through t...
