“Sleep is a huge market,” said Dr. Mathias Basner, lead author of a study. “There are lots of companies out there that claim they have scientific evidence for their product. If you take a deeper dive, there’s very little—and sometimes, as our study shows, there may even be harm.”
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“Sleep is a huge market,” said Dr. Mathias Basner, lead author of a study. “There are lots of companies out there that claim they have scientific evidence for their product. If you take a deeper dive, there’s very little—and sometimes, as our study shows, there may even be harm.”
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