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Re:Sleep all comes down to the mitochondria by CGMthrowaway on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @12:58PM (#44736626)
Does it explain why we need sleep? My read was it explains why we get sleepy.
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Re:Sleep all comes down to the mitochondria by Xss3 on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @01:03PM (#44736704)
Iirc it is adenosine build up that makes us sleepy
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Re:Sleep all comes down to the mitochondria by CGMthrowaway on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @01:39PM (#44737194)
The paper proposes what is one level deeper, though.

Filling in the gaps: Mitochondria are less efficient due to electron leakage -> ATP gets consumed faster -> adenosine builds up faster

The first step is the new one.

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