Taking sleeping pills might seem like a quick fix for insomnia, but doctors warn about serious health risks. Here's what you ...

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Earlier studies done mostly on mice discovered that the brain had a system that flushed its tissues with cerebrospinal fluid, which carried away waste products in a process called glymphatic clearance ...

Your brain’s natural rinse cycle flows while you sleep. A new study suggests certain medications interfere with that ...

As scientists unravel how sleep benefits the body, a study in mice is highlighting the potential pitfalls of using Ambien and other sleeping pills.

Taken properly, sleeping pills give enormous benefit to people suffering from an inability to get restful sleep. At the same time, the rise in the use of sleep medication has been accompanied by ...

The national airline has revealed that several staff have tested positive for drugs, including a pilot on a prescription ...

Now, a Danish study led by postdoc researcher Natalie Hauglund from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Oxford suggests that sleeping pills may interfere with this cleaning process, ...

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