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Losing sleep to study can cost kids a grade
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It’s 10 p.m. Are your kids in bed? Or are they up cramming for an exam?
If they’re pulling an all-nighter, they may want to pay heed to this study.
UCLA researchers who surveyed high school students found that those who sacrificed sleep to study performed poorly — not better — on a test the next day. The study appears in the August issue of Child Development.
Dr. Victor Labruna,...
