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Article: There's a physical reason teens can't fall asleep early
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- November 4, 2005
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LEE BOWMAN, Scripps Howard News Service
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-04-2005
There's a physical reason teens can't fall asleep early -- Study concludes it's just another part of growing up
By LEE BOWMAN, Scripps Howard News Service
Date: 11-04-2005, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
It's a math problem that many adolescents and their parents can't seem to solve: Most teens don't seem able to go to sleep before 11 p.m., yet need to be up by 6 or even earlier the next morning, equaling a daily sleep deficit of two hours or more.
While much of the blame for the cycle has been put on teens having too much to do at night and school start times being too early, researchers have found a ...