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‘Timer’ in the brain tracks sleep — and predicts awakening. Chemical tags on proteins could provide a biomarker for sleep deprivation, mouse studies suggest.


Chemical tags on proteins could provide a biomarker for sleep deprivation, mouse studies suggest.

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