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We've always been told eight hours of sleep is what we should be aiming for every night. However, new research shows less sleep might actually be better when it comes to aging.

The study, published in Nature, analyzed self-reported sleep data from half a million participants in the U.K. Biobank — a major long-term study — and compared it with data about their biological age.

Can less sleep slow down aging?

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