We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we're tired

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 14:31 in Biology & Nature

Health Sadly, there’s nothing we can do about it—yet Researchers argue that because of certain brain mechanisms that change as we age, we are unable to get the proper sleep necessary for normal functioning.

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