Re:The brain's waste clearing lymphatic system shown in peop...
by jmpman on Friday October 25, 2024 @06:41PM
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I’m not aware of the root cause. I thought they just stopped being able to sleep, and the buildup of whatever junk in the brain eventually caused death.
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Re:The brain's waste clearing lymphatic system shown in peop...
by tptacek on Saturday October 26, 2024 @01:47PM
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No, you have the causality reversed. FFI is a prion disease. The insomnia is a consequence of the damage the prion proteins cause. The prions themselves will kill you, regardless of whether you were able to reproduce the biological effects of sleep in a patient. Insomnia is also also caused by other acute brain illnesses, like rabies.