HEALTH AND WELL-BEING


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Research over the past two decades has uncovered a multitude of benefits of sleep, Maria Burke reports. It aids learning and decision- making, strengthens the immune system, fine- tunes levels of insulin and glucose, regulates appetite, and maintains a healthy gut and heart.


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ll organisms with a nervous system, including invertebrates such as flies, worms, and even jellyfish,


sleep. To keep the brain performing at its best, the average person needs seven to eight hours of sleep every night, regardless of age, according to preliminary research published by Conor Wild of the University of Western Ontario, Canada, in


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