Sleeping Pills Disrupt Brain Cleaning

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New research in mice suggests sleeping pills may interfere with the brain's overnight cleaning system.

The glymphatic system, a network of tunnels that surround the blood vessels in the brain, collects "trash" from cells and then flushes it out of the brain.

Norepinephrine's role in brain cleaning was revealed in a new study published Wednesday ( Jan. 8) in Cell .

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