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title: What would happen if you didn’t sleep? — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/what-would-happen-if-you-didnt-sleep/
date: 2015-11-12
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# What would happen if you didn’t sleep?

In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily harm. Claudia Aguirre shows what happens to your body and brain when you skip sleep.