asleep
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Other favourites for Brostrom were French-born sleep researcher Emmanuel Mignot and Japanese-American biologist Masashi Yanagisawa for work on the neurotransmitter orexin which stops you from falling asleep.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
"I think somewhere in there, in my head, my brain just didn't feel safe while I was asleep," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Some people can have caffeine late in the day and fall asleep easily, while others may remain awake for hours.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“My parents were asleep in their room,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
A few hours later, while the exhausted Don Quixote was still asleep, they grabbed him and put him in the cage.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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