In a mouse study, researchers found that zolpidem (Ambien), a common sleep aid, could prevent the brain from effectively ...

A new study in mice suggests that sleeping pills may impede the brain's ability to "cleanse" itself during sleep.

But many people who take daily medications are unaware that certain drugs in their pill box can also increase their risk of ...

The sleep aid Ambien could be allowing toxic proteins to pollute the brain, potentially increasing a person's risk of ...

Official medical records showed doctors issued more than 800,000 prescriptions for drugs called hypnotics – sleeping tablets ...

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

Zepbound is a dual-activating medication that combines glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like ...

A new study reveals that the sleep aid Ambien (zolpidem) may increase Alzheimer’s risk by disrupting the brain's ...

Sleep has been shown to have a long list of physical and mental health benefits, and now a new study suggests it could also ...

While we’re asleep at night, our brain is busy doing maintenance. The glymphatic system–the brain’s waste disposal ...

The brain’s waste-removal process is “like turning on the dishwasher,” a neurologist says, but common sleep medications may harm it Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent The glymphatic system ...

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 ...