‘Catching up’ on sleep on the weekend doesn’t work

Friday, March 1, 2019 - 09:41 in Psychology & Sociology

Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a week of sleepless nights? Not so, according to new CU Boulder research published today in the journal Current Biology. In fact, on some metabolic health measures, trying to play catch-up for a few days and then returning to poor sleep habits may make things worse. “Our […]

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