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Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste (arstechnica.com)

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Her study found the glymphatic clearance was mediated by a hormone called norepinephrine and happened almost exclusively during the NREM sleep phase. But it only worked when sleep was natural. Anesthesia and sleeping pills shut this process down nearly completely.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently the water supply in my town is dosed with sleeping pills.

[–] pelespirit 7 points 11 hours ago

Honestly, it might be. When people pee, that toilet water goes somewhere.

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