Incentives to sleep boost college students' grades, new study finds
A study published in the Journal of Political Economy provides the first causal evidence that improving sleep can directly enhance academic performance.
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A new wearable patch may help people reach REM sleep faster and remain there longer without medication or surgery. In a …
Blocking the glycine transporter SLC6A20 restored important brain signaling and improved social, communication, and repe…
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