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This Is The Real Reason We Need Sleep According To New Study This Is The Real Reason We Need Sleep According To New Study
This Is The Real Reason We Need Sleep According To New Study Researchers have published a new study on why we need sleep.  A new study by Bar-Ilan University in Israel found that sleep helps animals repair DNA that has been damaged or broken, according to the Daily Beast. A co-author of the study told the news outlet that DNA accumulates damage through a variety of factors, such as physical stress and radiation, and the body's repair systems work best at times of rest.  In the study, researchers looked at zebrafish and found that sleep increased DNA repair among the animals. "In flies, zebrafish, mice, and humans, DNA damage levels increa…

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