Sleep study finds pros and cons to afternoon nap for teenage brain health

New research has revealed that a short night sleep with an afternoon nap is better for a teenage school student's mood and cognition than a longer, continuous night's sleep. It wasn't all good news though, as the research discovered the split sleep students reported higher glucose levels, a marker that points to increased diabetes risk.

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Category: Health & Wellbeing

Tags:

• Children
• Diabetes
• Glucose
• Memory
• Neuroscience
• School
• Sleep

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