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sleep deprivation
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What’s a ‘sleep debt’? Can I ever pay it back? An expert explains
Amelia Scott, Macquarie University Maybe you’re a new parent or someone who lies awake at night. If so,…
How scientists changed their view of insomnia
Ground Picture/Shutterstock Iuliana Hartescu, Loughborough University Insomnia may have been torturing humanity since ancient times, but over the…
How ‘brain cleaning’ while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia
nopparit/Getty Julia Chapman, Macquarie University; Camilla Hoyos, Macquarie University, and Craig Phillips, Macquarie University The brain has its…
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?
Kampus Productions/Pexels Meltem Weger, The University of Queensland and Benjamin Weger, The University of Queensland As summer fades…