Scientist May Have Discovered a New Drug That Makes Up for Lost Sleep
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A scientist may have discovered a new sleep-compensating drug, but the announcement is met with skepticism due to lack of scientific data and sensationalized marketing.
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While I can't 100% say this does not exist, if this is a real breakthrough they went about announcing it very poorly.
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