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Scientists show how common sleep aid disrupts brain’s natural cleaning process Norepinephrine-driven oscillations during non-REM sleep power the brain's glymphatic system to clear toxic proteins, but the sleep aid zolpidem disrupts this process, impairing waste clearance and potentially increasing neurodegenerative disease risk.

Norepinephrine-driven oscillations during non-REM sleep power the brain's glymphatic system to clear toxic proteins, but the sleep aid zolpidem disrupts this process, impairing waste clearance and potentially increasing… #SleepScience #Neurodegeneration #Zolpidem #BrainHealth #NonREMSleep