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A significant breakthrough in the understanding of sleep mechanism opens new promise for treating sleep disorders and associated neuropsychiatric conditions: Scientists have pinpointed the melatonin ...

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People report vivid dreams during rapid-eye-movement sleep. But is this sleep stage really the only time we dream? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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