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What is the benefit of sleep?
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Sleep Benefit: Scientists have gone to great lengths to fully understand sleep's benefits. In studies of humans and other animals, they have discovered that sleep plays a critical role in immune function, metabolism, memory, learning, and other vital functions.
Answered 8/9/2012
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Sleep: Speculation is that is it recharges cells and body.
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