Study finds common sleeping pill may reduce Alzheimer’s protein buildup, ScienceAlert reports – © The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel The relationship between sleep quality and Alzheimer’s disease has long intrigued researchers. Poor sleep patterns have been identified as an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s, often preceding more noticeable symptoms like memory loss and cognitive decline. Scientists...
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MOST PEOPLE WHO USE CANNABIS FOR SLEEP DITCH SLEEPING PILLS
Most people who report using cannabis to get a good night’s rest have quit using over-the-counter or prescription sleep aids all together, according to a new study. More than 80% of the 1,255 cannabis users surveyed for the new analysis reported no longer using over-the-counter or prescription sleep aids such as melatonin and benzodiazepines. Instead,...
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Simultaneous use of non-benzo sleeping pills and anti-epilepsy drugs increases drug overdose deaths
by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With an alarming rise in the number of prescriptionss filled for non-benzo sleeping/z-drugs and anti-epilepsy gabapentinoids over the last two decades, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health aimed to fill in the gap in knowledge in the proportion of overdose...
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From sleeping cell to assassin — how immune cells work
Scientists at the University of Dundee have carried out one of the most comprehensive studies into how immune cells sense and respond to their environment to fight infection and destroy tumours. UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE Scientists at the University of Dundee have carried out one of the most comprehensive studies into how immune cells sense and...
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Sleeping pills reduce suicidal thoughts in patients with severe insomnia
by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia may safely benefit from taking a sedative to help address their sleep problems as it reduces their suicidal thoughts, investigators report. “If you have a patient who complains that their sleep has taken a turn...
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Roseanne racist tweet: can sleeping pills change your behaviour?
Roseanne Barr has claimed that she was under the influence of the drug Ambien when she posted her already infamous racist tweet (since removed). But what do we know about Ambien and its side effects? Ambien is the American tradename for zolpidem, a commonly used “hypnotic” sleeping tablet. In the UK, it is also known as Stilnoct. Sleeping pills are...