The magnitude of deep sleep rhythms predicts memory loss in older adults, suggesting that sleep contributes to cognitive decline later in life.
Prescriptions of hypnotics including sleeping pills and sedative antihistamines are associated with increased risk of death. A recent study found that the increased death hazard was more than 3.5 times higher even for patients receiving only 18 doses per year, as compared to non-users of hypnotics.
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