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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Key to treating insomnia may be in stool of healthy sleepers

Ingesting capsules containing faecal microbes from healthy sleepers may help treat insomnia symptoms, data from a new clinical trial suggests.

About 1 in 10 adults worldwide show symptoms of insomnia, including difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early.

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