sleepiness
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In a small study on people with insomnia, when they were given a false negative sleep score, those individuals reported sleepiness and fatigue, as well as lower levels of alertness and clear thinking.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Patients often sleep poorly at night despite the daytime sleepiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dr Victoria Revell, an associate professor in transitional sleep and circadian physiology at the University of Surrey, says this strategy can "help reset the build up of sleepiness you will be experiencing".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Adenosine accumulates during periods of wakefulness and helps reduce brain activity, contributing to feelings of sleepiness.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
To almost everyone in the jockeys’ room, Woolf’s perpetual sleepiness was just another of his many eccentricities.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
