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Do Elves Clean Your Brain While You Sleep?
By Ken A. Paller published
Sleep will consume one-third of your life. You can't avoid it, nor should you. Sound slumber is energizing and uplifting. But there's more to it. Sleep is also essential for effective learning.

Sleep Paralysis Is Linked to Stress (and Supernatural Beliefs)
By Brandon Specktor published
Sleep paralysis can be terrifying, but what causes it? A new review of 42 studies looks for the links between sleep paralysis, stress, supernatural beliefs, and other possible factors.

Too Many Zzs? 9 Hours of Sleep May Raise Heart Risk in Older Women
By Rachael Rettner published
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Getting too much sleep may increase the risk for heart disease in older women, early research suggests.

Here's What Happens in the Brain When You Don't Get Enough Sleep
By Samantha Mathewson published
After a sleepless night, you likely feel sluggish the next morning, and a small new study suggests why: Your brain cells feel sluggish, too.

This Area of the Brain May Explain a Link Between Poor Sleep and Depression
By Sara G. Miller published
People whose brains respond strongly to rewards may be less prone to some of the negative effects of sleep deprivation, a new study finds.
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