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Catching ZZZs: New findings link sleep's brain-resetting role to potential neurodegenerative disease treatments
"Sleep is one of the great mysteries in biology," says Keith Hengen, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences.
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"Sleep is one of the great mysteries in biology," says Keith Hengen, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences. Hengen's research focuses on understanding how sleep contributes to healthy cognition and how disrupted sleep worsens neurodegenerative and mental health disorders, like Alzheimer's disease and depression.
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