U.S. study says sleeping pills may lead to decline in thinking and balance

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According to the U.S. Food and Consumer
website on January 16 reported that the latest study U.S. researchers found that adults take sleeping pills can cause a reduced ability of thinking and balance, and more likely to fall injuries.

The study was funded by the University of Colorado at Boulder launched, the school researchers asked 25 healthy adults taking hypnotic and sleep inducing drugs, they woke up and then let them be a way to study it --- that is, the subjects stood 5 meters long, 0.2 meters wide beam, one foot in front on the other foot, the distance is probably a normal step.

found that 58% of the elderly and 27% of young people within 2 hours after waking up is still possible to lose balance. The researchers also found that patients taking zolpidem (a kind of sleeping pills) of people within 2 hours after waking up, will extend its lethargic state, which makes him the temporary loss of working memory is still in the state. In addition, young people taking a placebo for cognitive impairment caused by sleep inertia than older people are more serious.

participate in the study, Professor Kenneth Wright, chief researcher, said: that there is a significant sleeping security risk.