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Calculated Shard: 149 (from laksa168)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa149.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://apnews.com/article/sleep-cycles-women-rem-d2ca54492c20ae222c6e089e23f5939b\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://apnews.com/article/sleep-cycles-women-rem-d2ca54492c20ae222c6e089e23f5939b\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sleep-cycles-women-rem-d2ca54492c20ae222c6e089e23f5939b","crawl_time":1776124985,"first_indexed_time":1741961036,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,apnews!\/article\/sleep-cycles-women-rem-d2ca54492c20ae222c6e089e23f5939b s443","src_root_hash":"13170802201813479149","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends | AP News","meta_descriptions":["Most people spend a third of their lives sleeping, but you may need more or less than eight hours a night. The amount of sleep we need changes throughout our lives."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Chances are, if you’re reading this, you got some sleep last night. But are you\nfeeling rested\n?\nExperts say it’s an important question to consider.\nMost of us spend\na third of our lives sleeping\n, but you may need\nmore or less than eight hours\na night. The number of hours needed changes throughout your life, with babies and kids needing more sleep and people 65 and older able to function on slightly less than seven to nine hours.\nHere’s what\nsleep scientists and doctors\nsay about how much you really need — and whether your gender plays a role.\nSleep quality over quantity\nSleep is still a mystery, despite how critical it is for our health.\n“The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but it’s an essential thing that we all do,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep specialist at Stanford University. “Something remarkable happens when you sleep. It’s the most natural form of self-care that we have.”\nMost of the population gets between seven to nine hours — and that particular category has the lowest association with health problems, said Molly Atwood, a behavioral sleep medicine clinician at Johns Hopkins.\nOnce people either dip into less than six hours of sleep or get more than nine hours on average, the risk of health problems inches up, Atwood said, but everybody is different.\nWhen you’re trying to figure out how much sleep you need, it’s important to think about the quality of it, Pelayo said: “What you really want to do is wake up feeling refreshed — that’s what it’s about.”\n“If somebody tells me that they sleep many hours but they wake up tired, something is wrong,” Pelayo said. “You shouldn’t leave your favorite restaurant feeling hungry.”\nHow much sleep we need changes\nThe amount of sleep we need changes throughout our lives. Newborns need the most — somewhere between 14 to 17 hours.\n“Definitely when we’re babies and children, because we are growing so rapidly, we do need a lot more sleep,” Atwood said.\nThe National Sleep Foundation recommends most adults between 26 and 64 get between seven to nine hours of sleep. People who are 65 and older can get slightly less, and young adults between ages 16 and 25 can get slightly more.\nHumans cycle through sleep stages roughly every 90 minutes. In the first portion of the night, Atwood said that more of the cycle is slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, which is essential to repairing and restoring the body. It’s also when “growth hormone” is released.\nIn the latter hours of the night, more of the sleep cycle is spent in rapid-eye movement sleep, or dream sleep, which is important for learning and memory consolidation, or the process in which short-term memory gets turned into long-term memory.\nKids get more “deep sleep,” with about 50% of the night in that realm, she said. That drops at adolescence, Atwood said, because our body doesn’t need the same kind of repair and restoration.\nSomething else interesting happens around puberty: Gender-based differences in sleep start to crop up.\nSign up for Morning Wire:\nOur flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.\nEmail address\nBy checking this box, you agree to AP's\nTerms of Use\nand acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our\nPrivacy Policy\n.\nDo women need more sleep than men?\nResearch doesn’t show that women need more sleep — but women do get slightly more sleep on average than men, Atwood said.\nIt starts at a young age. Though they have the same sleep needs, teenage girls seem to get less sleep than teenage boys, Pelayo said. Additionally, teenage girls tend to complain of insomnia more frequently.\nWhen women become first-time mothers, they often care for newborns throughout the night more frequently, which means less sleep, said Allison Harvey, a clinical psychologist and professor who studies sleep at UC Berkeley.\nHormones may also impact women’s sleep quantity and quality during pregnancy and menopause.\n“With menopause in particular, women can develop deterioration in their sleep with an increased number and duration of nighttime awakenings,” said Dr. Mithri Junna, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in sleep.\nAtwood said women may also need more sleep right before their menstrual cycle.\n“There are definitely times that your body’s telling you that you need more sleep,” she said. “It’s important to listen.”\nWhen to seek help sleeping\nYou’ll know if you’re not getting enough sleep if you’re feeling grumpy, irritable and inattentive. Long-term, those minor symptoms can become serious problems — even deadly.\n“If you’re not getting enough sleep or you have untreated insomnia or sleep apnea, your risk of depression increases,” Atwood said. “Your risk of cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure, risk of heart attack and stroke increases. Your immune system is compromised. You’re at greater risk for Alzheimer’s.”\nIf you’re getting the recommended amount of sleep every night but still waking up feeling tired, you might consider going to your primary care physician. They can rule out other health conditions that may affect your sleep, Atwood said. But if problems persist, seeking out a sleep specialist could be helpful.\n___\nThe Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 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(Craig Cunningham\/The Daily Mail via AP, File)](https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/06a0659\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1934x1289+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fcb%2F27%2Fd4b60d0c95a3accef5b44273f1ff%2F9cac3e7b70524e2882e52569d5007a41)\n\nA shaft of light shines into a bedroom in Belle, W.Va., on Nov. 11, 2013. 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But are you [feeling rested](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/daylight-saving-time-spring-forward-sleep-health-5d7b96c3bc1ed243dd6e41b17ec8ee25)?\n\nExperts say it’s an important question to consider.\n\nMost of us spend [a third of our lives sleeping](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sleep-stress-anxiety-caffeine-alcohol-35dfa5725a0fdefae0b18d5442e55cb3), but you may need [more or less than eight hours](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/americans-not-sleeping-hustle-culture-productivity-2111be46f0b03e0455124d1733659327) a night. The number of hours needed changes throughout your life, with babies and kids needing more sleep and people 65 and older able to function on slightly less than seven to nine hours.\n\nHere’s what [sleep scientists and doctors](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pink-brown-white-noise-sleep-focus-concentration-f5f24dad1effb09c1cf8b607bd22ebc7) say about how much you really need — and whether your gender plays a role.\n\n## Sleep quality over quantity\nSleep is still a mystery, despite how critical it is for our health.\n\n“The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but it’s an essential thing that we all do,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep specialist at Stanford University. “Something remarkable happens when you sleep. It’s the most natural form of self-care that we have.”\n\nMost of the population gets between seven to nine hours — and that particular category has the lowest association with health problems, said Molly Atwood, a behavioral sleep medicine clinician at Johns Hopkins.\n\nOnce people either dip into less than six hours of sleep or get more than nine hours on average, the risk of health problems inches up, Atwood said, but everybody is different.\n\n[More from Be Well](https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/be-well)\n\n[![Ruth Wilson, whose has lupus, takes her prescription medications and supplements before going to work on Jan. 13, 2025, in Littleton, Mass. 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People who are 65 and older can get slightly less, and young adults between ages 16 and 25 can get slightly more.\n\nHumans cycle through sleep stages roughly every 90 minutes. In the first portion of the night, Atwood said that more of the cycle is slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, which is essential to repairing and restoring the body. It’s also when “growth hormone” is released.\n\nIn the latter hours of the night, more of the sleep cycle is spent in rapid-eye movement sleep, or dream sleep, which is important for learning and memory consolidation, or the process in which short-term memory gets turned into long-term memory.\n\nKids get more “deep sleep,” with about 50% of the night in that realm, she said. That drops at adolescence, Atwood said, because our body doesn’t need the same kind of repair and restoration.\n\nSomething else interesting happens around puberty: Gender-based differences in sleep start to crop up.\n\n**Sign up for Morning Wire:** Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.\n\n## Do women need more sleep than men?\nResearch doesn’t show that women need more sleep — but women do get slightly more sleep on average than men, Atwood said.\n\nIt starts at a young age. Though they have the same sleep needs, teenage girls seem to get less sleep than teenage boys, Pelayo said. Additionally, teenage girls tend to complain of insomnia more frequently.\n\nWhen women become first-time mothers, they often care for newborns throughout the night more frequently, which means less sleep, said Allison Harvey, a clinical psychologist and professor who studies sleep at UC Berkeley.\n\nHormones may also impact women’s sleep quantity and quality during pregnancy and menopause.\n\n“With menopause in particular, women can develop deterioration in their sleep with an increased number and duration of nighttime awakenings,” said Dr. Mithri Junna, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in sleep.\n\nAtwood said women may also need more sleep right before their menstrual cycle.\n\n“There are definitely times that your body’s telling you that you need more sleep,” she said. “It’s important to listen.”\n\n## When to seek help sleeping\nYou’ll know if you’re not getting enough sleep if you’re feeling grumpy, irritable and inattentive. Long-term, those minor symptoms can become serious problems — even deadly.\n\n“If you’re not getting enough sleep or you have untreated insomnia or sleep apnea, your risk of depression increases,” Atwood said. “Your risk of cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure, risk of heart attack and stroke increases. Your immune system is compromised. You’re at greater risk for Alzheimer’s.”\n\nIf you’re getting the recommended amount of sleep every night but still waking up feeling tired, you might consider going to your primary care physician. They can rule out other health conditions that may affect your sleep, Atwood said. But if problems persist, seeking out a sleep specialist could be helpful.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\n\nThe Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 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The number of hours needed changes throughout your life, with babies and kids needing more sleep and people 65 and older able to function on slightly less than seven to nine hours.\n\nHere’s what [sleep scientists and doctors](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pink-brown-white-noise-sleep-focus-concentration-f5f24dad1effb09c1cf8b607bd22ebc7) say about how much you really need — and whether your gender plays a role.\n\n## Sleep quality over quantity\nSleep is still a mystery, despite how critical it is for our health.\n\n“The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but it’s an essential thing that we all do,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep specialist at Stanford University. “Something remarkable happens when you sleep. It’s the most natural form of self-care that we have.”\n\nMost of the population gets between seven to nine hours — and that particular category has the lowest association with health problems, said Molly Atwood, a behavioral sleep medicine clinician at Johns Hopkins.\n\nOnce people either dip into less than six hours of sleep or get more than nine hours on average, the risk of health problems inches up, Atwood said, but everybody is different.\n\nWhen you’re trying to figure out how much sleep you need, it’s important to think about the quality of it, Pelayo said: “What you really want to do is wake up feeling refreshed — that’s what it’s about.”\n\n“If somebody tells me that they sleep many hours but they wake up tired, something is wrong,” Pelayo said. “You shouldn’t leave your favorite restaurant feeling hungry.”\n\n## How much sleep we need changes\nThe amount of sleep we need changes throughout our lives. Newborns need the most — somewhere between 14 to 17 hours.\n\n“Definitely when we’re babies and children, because we are growing so rapidly, we do need a lot more sleep,” Atwood said.\n\nThe National Sleep Foundation recommends most adults between 26 and 64 get between seven to nine hours of sleep. People who are 65 and older can get slightly less, and young adults between ages 16 and 25 can get slightly more.\n\nHumans cycle through sleep stages roughly every 90 minutes. In the first portion of the night, Atwood said that more of the cycle is slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, which is essential to repairing and restoring the body. It’s also when “growth hormone” is released.\n\nIn the latter hours of the night, more of the sleep cycle is spent in rapid-eye movement sleep, or dream sleep, which is important for learning and memory consolidation, or the process in which short-term memory gets turned into long-term memory.\n\nKids get more “deep sleep,” with about 50% of the night in that realm, she said. That drops at adolescence, Atwood said, because our body doesn’t need the same kind of repair and restoration.\n\nSomething else interesting happens around puberty: Gender-based differences in sleep start to crop up.\n\n**Sign up for Morning Wire:** Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.\n\n## Do women need more sleep than men?\nResearch doesn’t show that women need more sleep — but women do get slightly more sleep on average than men, Atwood said.\n\nIt starts at a young age. Though they have the same sleep needs, teenage girls seem to get less sleep than teenage boys, Pelayo said. Additionally, teenage girls tend to complain of insomnia more frequently.\n\nWhen women become first-time mothers, they often care for newborns throughout the night more frequently, which means less sleep, said Allison Harvey, a clinical psychologist and professor who studies sleep at UC Berkeley.\n\nHormones may also impact women’s sleep quantity and quality during pregnancy and menopause.\n\n“With menopause in particular, women can develop deterioration in their sleep with an increased number and duration of nighttime awakenings,” said Dr. Mithri Junna, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in sleep.\n\nAtwood said women may also need more sleep right before their menstrual cycle.\n\n“There are definitely times that your body’s telling you that you need more sleep,” she said. “It’s important to listen.”\n\n## When to seek help sleeping\nYou’ll know if you’re not getting enough sleep if you’re feeling grumpy, irritable and inattentive. 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Boilerpipe Text	Chances are, if you’re reading this, you got some sleep last night. But are you feeling rested ? Experts say it’s an important question to consider. Most of us spend a third of our lives sleeping , but you may need more or less than eight hours a night. The number of hours needed changes throughout your life, with babies and kids needing more sleep and people 65 and older able to function on slightly less than seven to nine hours. Here’s what sleep scientists and doctors say about how much you really need — and whether your gender plays a role. Sleep quality over quantity Sleep is still a mystery, despite how critical it is for our health. “The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but it’s an essential thing that we all do,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep specialist at Stanford University. “Something remarkable happens when you sleep. It’s the most natural form of self-care that we have.” Most of the population gets between seven to nine hours — and that particular category has the lowest association with health problems, said Molly Atwood, a behavioral sleep medicine clinician at Johns Hopkins. Once people either dip into less than six hours of sleep or get more than nine hours on average, the risk of health problems inches up, Atwood said, but everybody is different. When you’re trying to figure out how much sleep you need, it’s important to think about the quality of it, Pelayo said: “What you really want to do is wake up feeling refreshed — that’s what it’s about.” “If somebody tells me that they sleep many hours but they wake up tired, something is wrong,” Pelayo said. “You shouldn’t leave your favorite restaurant feeling hungry.” How much sleep we need changes The amount of sleep we need changes throughout our lives. Newborns need the most — somewhere between 14 to 17 hours. “Definitely when we’re babies and children, because we are growing so rapidly, we do need a lot more sleep,” Atwood said. The National Sleep Foundation recommends most adults between 26 and 64 get between seven to nine hours of sleep. People who are 65 and older can get slightly less, and young adults between ages 16 and 25 can get slightly more. Humans cycle through sleep stages roughly every 90 minutes. In the first portion of the night, Atwood said that more of the cycle is slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, which is essential to repairing and restoring the body. It’s also when “growth hormone” is released. In the latter hours of the night, more of the sleep cycle is spent in rapid-eye movement sleep, or dream sleep, which is important for learning and memory consolidation, or the process in which short-term memory gets turned into long-term memory. Kids get more “deep sleep,” with about 50% of the night in that realm, she said. That drops at adolescence, Atwood said, because our body doesn’t need the same kind of repair and restoration. Something else interesting happens around puberty: Gender-based differences in sleep start to crop up. Sign up for Morning Wire: Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. Email address By checking this box, you agree to AP's Terms of Use and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our Privacy Policy . Do women need more sleep than men? Research doesn’t show that women need more sleep — but women do get slightly more sleep on average than men, Atwood said. It starts at a young age. Though they have the same sleep needs, teenage girls seem to get less sleep than teenage boys, Pelayo said. Additionally, teenage girls tend to complain of insomnia more frequently. When women become first-time mothers, they often care for newborns throughout the night more frequently, which means less sleep, said Allison Harvey, a clinical psychologist and professor who studies sleep at UC Berkeley. Hormones may also impact women’s sleep quantity and quality during pregnancy and menopause. “With menopause in particular, women can develop deterioration in their sleep with an increased number and duration of nighttime awakenings,” said Dr. Mithri Junna, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in sleep. Atwood said women may also need more sleep right before their menstrual cycle. “There are definitely times that your body’s telling you that you need more sleep,” she said. “It’s important to listen.” When to seek help sleeping You’ll know if you’re not getting enough sleep if you’re feeling grumpy, irritable and inattentive. Long-term, those minor symptoms can become serious problems — even deadly. “If you’re not getting enough sleep or you have untreated insomnia or sleep apnea, your risk of depression increases,” Atwood said. “Your risk of cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure, risk of heart attack and stroke increases. Your immune system is compromised. You’re at greater risk for Alzheimer’s.” If you’re getting the recommended amount of sleep every night but still waking up feeling tired, you might consider going to your primary care physician. They can rule out other health conditions that may affect your sleep, Atwood said. But if problems persist, seeking out a sleep specialist could be helpful. ___ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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But are you [feeling rested](https://apnews.com/article/daylight-saving-time-spring-forward-sleep-health-5d7b96c3bc1ed243dd6e41b17ec8ee25)? Experts say it’s an important question to consider. Most of us spend [a third of our lives sleeping](https://apnews.com/article/sleep-stress-anxiety-caffeine-alcohol-35dfa5725a0fdefae0b18d5442e55cb3), but you may need [more or less than eight hours](https://apnews.com/article/americans-not-sleeping-hustle-culture-productivity-2111be46f0b03e0455124d1733659327) a night. The number of hours needed changes throughout your life, with babies and kids needing more sleep and people 65 and older able to function on slightly less than seven to nine hours. Here’s what [sleep scientists and doctors](https://apnews.com/article/pink-brown-white-noise-sleep-focus-concentration-f5f24dad1effb09c1cf8b607bd22ebc7) say about how much you really need — and whether your gender plays a role. ## Sleep quality over quantity Sleep is still a mystery, despite how critical it is for our health. “The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but it’s an essential thing that we all do,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep specialist at Stanford University. “Something remarkable happens when you sleep. It’s the most natural form of self-care that we have.” Most of the population gets between seven to nine hours — and that particular category has the lowest association with health problems, said Molly Atwood, a behavioral sleep medicine clinician at Johns Hopkins. Once people either dip into less than six hours of sleep or get more than nine hours on average, the risk of health problems inches up, Atwood said, but everybody is different. 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Newborns need the most — somewhere between 14 to 17 hours. “Definitely when we’re babies and children, because we are growing so rapidly, we do need a lot more sleep,” Atwood said. The National Sleep Foundation recommends most adults between 26 and 64 get between seven to nine hours of sleep. People who are 65 and older can get slightly less, and young adults between ages 16 and 25 can get slightly more. Humans cycle through sleep stages roughly every 90 minutes. In the first portion of the night, Atwood said that more of the cycle is slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, which is essential to repairing and restoring the body. It’s also when “growth hormone” is released. In the latter hours of the night, more of the sleep cycle is spent in rapid-eye movement sleep, or dream sleep, which is important for learning and memory consolidation, or the process in which short-term memory gets turned into long-term memory. Kids get more “deep sleep,” with about 50% of the night in that realm, she said. That drops at adolescence, Atwood said, because our body doesn’t need the same kind of repair and restoration. Something else interesting happens around puberty: Gender-based differences in sleep start to crop up. Sign up for Morning Wire: Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. ## Do women need more sleep than men? Research doesn’t show that women need more sleep — but women do get slightly more sleep on average than men, Atwood said. It starts at a young age. Though they have the same sleep needs, teenage girls seem to get less sleep than teenage boys, Pelayo said. Additionally, teenage girls tend to complain of insomnia more frequently. When women become first-time mothers, they often care for newborns throughout the night more frequently, which means less sleep, said Allison Harvey, a clinical psychologist and professor who studies sleep at UC Berkeley. Hormones may also impact women’s sleep quantity and quality during pregnancy and menopause. “With menopause in particular, women can develop deterioration in their sleep with an increased number and duration of nighttime awakenings,” said Dr. Mithri Junna, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in sleep. Atwood said women may also need more sleep right before their menstrual cycle. “There are definitely times that your body’s telling you that you need more sleep,” she said. “It’s important to listen.” ## When to seek help sleeping You’ll know if you’re not getting enough sleep if you’re feeling grumpy, irritable and inattentive. Long-term, those minor symptoms can become serious problems — even deadly. “If you’re not getting enough sleep or you have untreated insomnia or sleep apnea, your risk of depression increases,” Atwood said. “Your risk of cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure, risk of heart attack and stroke increases. Your immune system is compromised. You’re at greater risk for Alzheimer’s.” If you’re getting the recommended amount of sleep every night but still waking up feeling tired, you might consider going to your primary care physician. They can rule out other health conditions that may affect your sleep, Atwood said. But if problems persist, seeking out a sleep specialist could be helpful. \_\_\_ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. 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Readable Markdown	Chances are, if you’re reading this, you got some sleep last night. But are you [feeling rested](https://apnews.com/article/daylight-saving-time-spring-forward-sleep-health-5d7b96c3bc1ed243dd6e41b17ec8ee25)? Experts say it’s an important question to consider. Most of us spend [a third of our lives sleeping](https://apnews.com/article/sleep-stress-anxiety-caffeine-alcohol-35dfa5725a0fdefae0b18d5442e55cb3), but you may need [more or less than eight hours](https://apnews.com/article/americans-not-sleeping-hustle-culture-productivity-2111be46f0b03e0455124d1733659327) a night. The number of hours needed changes throughout your life, with babies and kids needing more sleep and people 65 and older able to function on slightly less than seven to nine hours. Here’s what [sleep scientists and doctors](https://apnews.com/article/pink-brown-white-noise-sleep-focus-concentration-f5f24dad1effb09c1cf8b607bd22ebc7) say about how much you really need — and whether your gender plays a role. ## Sleep quality over quantity Sleep is still a mystery, despite how critical it is for our health. “The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but it’s an essential thing that we all do,” said Dr. Rafael Pelayo, a sleep specialist at Stanford University. “Something remarkable happens when you sleep. It’s the most natural form of self-care that we have.” Most of the population gets between seven to nine hours — and that particular category has the lowest association with health problems, said Molly Atwood, a behavioral sleep medicine clinician at Johns Hopkins. Once people either dip into less than six hours of sleep or get more than nine hours on average, the risk of health problems inches up, Atwood said, but everybody is different. When you’re trying to figure out how much sleep you need, it’s important to think about the quality of it, Pelayo said: “What you really want to do is wake up feeling refreshed — that’s what it’s about.” “If somebody tells me that they sleep many hours but they wake up tired, something is wrong,” Pelayo said. “You shouldn’t leave your favorite restaurant feeling hungry.” ## How much sleep we need changes The amount of sleep we need changes throughout our lives. Newborns need the most — somewhere between 14 to 17 hours. “Definitely when we’re babies and children, because we are growing so rapidly, we do need a lot more sleep,” Atwood said. The National Sleep Foundation recommends most adults between 26 and 64 get between seven to nine hours of sleep. People who are 65 and older can get slightly less, and young adults between ages 16 and 25 can get slightly more. Humans cycle through sleep stages roughly every 90 minutes. In the first portion of the night, Atwood said that more of the cycle is slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, which is essential to repairing and restoring the body. It’s also when “growth hormone” is released. In the latter hours of the night, more of the sleep cycle is spent in rapid-eye movement sleep, or dream sleep, which is important for learning and memory consolidation, or the process in which short-term memory gets turned into long-term memory. Kids get more “deep sleep,” with about 50% of the night in that realm, she said. That drops at adolescence, Atwood said, because our body doesn’t need the same kind of repair and restoration. Something else interesting happens around puberty: Gender-based differences in sleep start to crop up. Sign up for Morning Wire: Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. ## Do women need more sleep than men? Research doesn’t show that women need more sleep — but women do get slightly more sleep on average than men, Atwood said. It starts at a young age. Though they have the same sleep needs, teenage girls seem to get less sleep than teenage boys, Pelayo said. Additionally, teenage girls tend to complain of insomnia more frequently. When women become first-time mothers, they often care for newborns throughout the night more frequently, which means less sleep, said Allison Harvey, a clinical psychologist and professor who studies sleep at UC Berkeley. Hormones may also impact women’s sleep quantity and quality during pregnancy and menopause. “With menopause in particular, women can develop deterioration in their sleep with an increased number and duration of nighttime awakenings,” said Dr. Mithri Junna, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in sleep. Atwood said women may also need more sleep right before their menstrual cycle. “There are definitely times that your body’s telling you that you need more sleep,” she said. “It’s important to listen.” ## When to seek help sleeping You’ll know if you’re not getting enough sleep if you’re feeling grumpy, irritable and inattentive. Long-term, those minor symptoms can become serious problems — even deadly. “If you’re not getting enough sleep or you have untreated insomnia or sleep apnea, your risk of depression increases,” Atwood said. “Your risk of cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure, risk of heart attack and stroke increases. Your immune system is compromised. You’re at greater risk for Alzheimer’s.” If you’re getting the recommended amount of sleep every night but still waking up feeling tired, you might consider going to your primary care physician. They can rule out other health conditions that may affect your sleep, Atwood said. But if problems persist, seeking out a sleep specialist could be helpful. \_\_\_ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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