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Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered? A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight

  • Written by Beth Ann Malow, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
imageWhile that 'extra' hour of sunlight in the evenings can be exhilarating, it comes with significant health trade-offs.Anna Blazhuk/Moment via Getty Images

As people in the U.S. prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 10, 2024, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routinescause...

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