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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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[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder what melatonin does

[–] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It's a natural hormone brain produces that signals to the body that it's zzz time.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

I love it for bedtime and it helps my autoimmune shit. Glad it's not brain bad.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Forget melatonin, I want to know wtf cheese is doing to my brain when I sleep on it.

[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

Probably just stick to the side of your head.

Have you tried eating the cheese instead?

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Charlie Kelly... who taught you about Lemmy?

[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

Im pretty sure cat food and spray paint shut down m9re than just the NREM cycle in the brain...