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Sleep scientists just calculated how much shut-eye you really need as you age—and it's not 8 hours New research examined data from 500,000 people and found a sleep ‘sweet spot’ for older and middle-aged adults.

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Sleep scientists just calculated how much shut-eye you really need as you age—and it's not 8 hours New research examined data from 500,000 people and found a sleep ‘sweet spot’ for older and middle-aged adults.

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One of the most important things for your health is something most people don’t get enough of—sleep.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thylane Léna-Rose Loubry Blondeau (born 5 April 2001) is a French model. Blondeau started modeling at a very young age, and in 2006, was elected "Most Beautiful Girl in The World" by Vogue Enfants. Sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — 9 hours ago · Thylane Blondeau — once dubbed the Most Beautiful Girl in the World — is officially off the market. Blondeau, 25, married DJ Ben Attal in Paris on Monday, June 29, just three months afte…
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Claim 2: “New research examined data from 500,000 people and found a sleep ‘sweet spot’ for older and middle-aged adults.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Melanotan II is a synthetic analogue of the peptide hormone α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) that stimulates melanogenesis to facilitate tanning. It may also increase sexual arousal.
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