Everything you need to know about sleep, but are too tired to ask

(University of California - Berkeley) Ask neuroscientist Matthew Walker, author of the new book, Why We Sleep, about the downside of pulling an all-nighter, and he'll rattle off a list of ill effects that range from memory loss and a compromised immune system to junk food cravings and wild mood swings. 'The silent sleep-loss epidemic is one of the greatest public health challenges we face in the 21st century,' says Walker, a UC Berkeley professor of neuroscience and psychology, and leading sleep evangelist.

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