A new study out of of Stony Brook University finds that how you sleep could help reduce your chances of developing Alzheimer’s.

The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, found that a person’s body position while they sleep could affect how toxins are flushed from the brain.

Scientists used rodents to test how different sleep positions affect the glymphatic system. The glymphatic system is the waste clearance system for the brain. Researchers found that lying on your side when you sleep is the most efficient position for toxins to flush through the system.

The study’s author tells Yahoo Health, “The rodents who were in the lateral position cleared amyloid beta about 25 percent better than when in the prone or supine position.”

Read the article “Sleeping on Your Side Could Lower Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease” on aol.com.