There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one ...

You might have heard cannabis and cannabinoid products can help people sleep. Data shows one of the top reasons people use ...

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

The Ambien effect Next the study authors decided to look at how the popular sleep aid Ambien, or zolpidem, affects the brain's cleaning process.

Sleeping pills may interfere with the brain's overnight cleaning system, new research in mice suggests.Like cells everywhere in the body, cells in the brain produce a plethora of waste products that ...

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 ...

Record prescription levels for a common sleeping pill could be due to misuse by Brits wanting wild sex, experts warned today. Zolpidem prescriptions this year hit the highest level since records ...

A recent study links sleeping pill use to a higher risk of dementia, but experts say a lot isn’t well understood. Here’s what you need to know.

A 37-year-old man miraculously spoke after eight years of silence thanks to the active ingredient in Ambien.

Amid reports on how the sleeping pill zolpidem (marketed as Ambien in the US) can affect coma patients, doctors asked the family for permission to try the drug on the now 38-year-old Richard ...

Flight attendants call their pill-popping passengers “Ambien zombies,” who are unaware of the embarrassing things they do. Hear tales from the sometimes unfortunate mix of sleeping pills and ...