The average age to get cataract is 68-70 years old. This can be even earlier or later. Some people get cataracts in their 50, while the others have this disease in their late 70.
Î³-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), also known as 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter and a psychoactive drug. Chemically closely related to GABA, it acts on the GABA receptor and on the GHB receptor. GHB has been used in a medical setting as a general anesthetic, for cataplexy, narcolepsy, and alcoholism. It is also used illegally as an intoxicant, to try to increase athletic performance, and as a date rape drug. It is commonly used in the form of a salt, such as sodium Î³-hydroxybutyrate (Na.GHB, sodium oxybate, or Xyrem) or potassium Î³-hydroxybutyrate (K.GHB, potassium oxybate). GHB is also produced as a result of fermentation, and is found in small quantities in some beers and wines, beef and small citrus fruits.
Morgan researches treatments for cocaine addicts with severe sleep disorders and he has a possible explanation. If somebody takes modafinil long-term, they may develop some of the same deficits in slow-wave sleep as cocaine users, he says. Slow-wave sleep is the deep sleep that we tend to get early in the night.