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'Striking' new study reveals long-term effects of lack of sleep in kids

August 31, 2022

Not getting enough sleep can put a damper on your day. But for elementary-school age kids, routinely sleeping less than nine hours at night may have a lasting effect on neurocognitive development.

Read the full article on TODAY, which includes insights from Ze Wang, Ph.D., study author and professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Depicted: Young boy using mobile phone while sitting by computer screen.

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