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Suneeta Sunny

Protect Sleep, Feel Younger: Study Says Feeling Sleepy Can Make You Feel A Decade Older

The study investigated the link between the way a person perceives their age and their sleep. (Credit: image by pvproductions on Freepik)

Did you know that not getting enough sleep can make you feel older than you actually are? A new study has shown that feeling sleepy can make you feel up to a decade older, and just two nights of insufficient sleep can add more than four years to this perceived aging.

In a two-part study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers at Stockholm University investigated the link between the way a person perceives their age and their sleep.

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