Reducing sleep by 1/3rd for 10 days boosted DNA damage by 247% in the liver, 145% in gut & 166% in lungs (in mice).

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Reducing sleep by 1/3rd for 10 days boosted DNA damage by 247% in the liver, 145% in gut & 166% in lungs (in mice). dna damage gut inflammation sleep ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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The damage could be repaired by two days of catch-up sleep. DNA repair enzymes were significantly decreased in sleep-deprived animals. This is no surprise because repair mechanisms occur during sleep.

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