Are concerns about sleeping pills being linked to dementia based on evidence? Many people need help getting to, or staying, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jan 09, 2025 23:00:00 The reason why sleeping pills do not lead to 'good quality sleep' has been revealed Some people who have had difficulty falling asleep and have resorted to sleeping pills may ...

Now, new research shows that a common prescription sleep aid can disrupt this essential process. In 2012, neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC ...

Instead of reaching for a pill, more people should switch to the recommended "first line" treatment for insomnia—the non-drug ...

Official medical records showed doctors issued more than 800,000 prescriptions for drugs called hypnotics – sleeping tablets and liquid medicine – to under-16s. This included almost 80,000 to ...

Prudence Family Clinic can no longer provide outpatient medical services, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). SINGAPORE: The ...