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Aging brains hinder deep sleep

One reason deep sleep declines as people get older is because aging brains have a hard time picking up the signals of fatigue, researchers determined in a recent study.

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One reason deep sleep declines as people get older is because aging brains have a hard time picking up the signals of fatigue, researchers determined in a recent study. (New York Magazine)

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