Yet more reason to get a good night's sleep--it helps your brain. Read on:
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Here's a reason to get some shuteye: A new study suggests our brains
go on a cleaning spree during sleep, flushing out gunk that builds up
while we're awake.
Though the cleaning was observed in mice, scientists think it happens in people too.
The
findings were reported in Friday's issue of the journal Science and may
provide new clues to treat Alzheimer's and other brain diseases.
People
who are sleep-deprived have trouble learning and making decisions. But
despite decades of research, scientists can't agree on the basic purpose
of sleep.
For
the study, researchers led by the University of Rochester Medical
Center observed the brains of mice while awake and asleep. They found
cellular waste flowed faster out of the brains of sleeping mice than awake mice.
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"We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree--deeply rooted to withstand all life's upheavals."--Dodinsky (author)
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