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Go Too Long Without Sleep And Your Brain Will Actually Eat Itself

Mouse studies show sleep deprivation leads to the brain devouring its own synapses.

Go Too Long Without Sleep And Your Brain Will Actually Eat Itself

[DIGEST: New Scientist, Science Alert, Independent, HuffPo UK, NPR]

Scientists have finally confirmed what generations of college students and new parents have long suspected: sleep deprivation actually causes your brain to eat itself.

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