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Bursts of ‘pink noise’ during sleep seem to help clear waste from brain

Science | 2026-09-09 at 18:00 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process
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