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New research shows that the brain's ability to remove toxins is actually reduced during sleep, challenging long-held beliefs.

Exercise is better than sleep at clearing toxins from the brain.

A new brain imaging study in mice suggests that sleep may not help flush out the brain of toxins and everyday waste products, challenging what scientists have called a 'Nobel-prize winning idea' of neuroscience.

The Pie Factory, a pizza and wings restaurant with a rooftop bar feature, is coming to downtown Decatur.

We all need to sleep, but since we are unconscious when we do so, it makes sense to fall asleep in a safe and warm place.

Researchers have discovered the brain pathways involved in 'sleep preparatory behaviour' in mice, which is likely to also apply to humans.

Researchers discovered brain wiring in mice that drives pre-sleep nesting behaviors, indicating sleep prep as an innate survival instinct.

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