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

Dr Ang Yong Guan, who is also the current assistant secretary-general for the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), had earlier been found guilty of three counts of professional misconduct. He will not ...

A study on zolpidem, a popular sleep aid, suggests it may interfere with the brain's glymphatic system, potentially impacting brain health.

Nearly 70,000 Ambien pills hidden inside yarn were seized at Washington Dulles International Airport. According to authorities, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted the pills on ...

Nearly 70,000 Ambien pills that were concealed in yarn were seized at Washington Dulles International Airport.

The pills, labelled Zolpidem Tartrate, are classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule IV controlled substance and belong to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics. It is ...

A routine CBP inspection of a yarn shipment from India led to the discovery of nearly 70,000 Zolpidem Tartrate pills on ...

Scientists have discovered that rhythmic oscillations of a specific neurotransmitter play a vital role in clearing toxic proteins from the brain during non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep. These ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a handful of sleep medications that can be alternatives to Ambien (zolpidem). Hetlioz (tasimelteon), Neupro (rotigotine transdermal system), and ...

Drugs like the main ingredient in Ambien, zolpidem, suppresses a system designed to clear protein waste from the brain during dreamless sleep, a mouse study published Jan. 8 in the journal Cell shows.