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

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 ...

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A maximum of 21 doses were prescribed for the treatment period (3 weeks maximum) and patients were instructed to take zolpidem according to their sleep disturbance ('as needed'). The main criteria ...

A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep ...

These sleeping pills work on the GABA receptors in the brain ... Memory disturbances Behavior changes prior to sleep Hallucinations Ambien and other medicines in this class have also been blamed ...

Now, Nedergaard has carried out another study at URMC to investigate how the glymphatic system is powered, and how the common sleep aid Ambien (zolpidem) might affect the process. “As the brain ...

The findings also offer insights into how sleeping pills may disrupt the "brainwashing ... To find out, the research team administered zolpidem, a common drug to aid sleep, to mice.

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Sleeping pills might help you doze off, but the sleep you get may not be as restorative. When mice were given zolpidem, a medication commonly found in sleeping pills such as Ambien, it prevented ...