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Poor sleep can cause illness

Posted on October 9, 2025October 1, 2025 by Nathan Gock

New research examining sleep data suggests poor sleep in terms of length, depth, and waking in the night is associated with illnesses like…

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    Chronic sleep deprivation linked to alcohol use

    Posted on November 27, 2023November 28, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Scientists found a protein linking sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption through the brain reward circuit in rats.

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      Northern elephant seals sleep in a deep diving spiral

      Posted on May 25, 2023May 19, 2023 by Ruby Costigan

      Scientists tracked the brain activity of northern elephant seals to find out how they sleep. They found the seals sleep only 2 hours per day…

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        Poor sleep found to predict depression symptoms in pre-teens

        Posted on May 10, 2021December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Can poor sleep predict depression symptoms up to a year later in pre-teens? New research supports this hypothesis.

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          Spend a lot of time online? It may affect your sleep.

          Posted on August 18, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          In a study conducted by Taiwanese scientists with female college students, they showed that internet addiction has a negative impact on…

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