>>researchers have challenged parts of this picture, however; a 2024 study, for example, suggested waste clearance is actually faster during waking than during

>>researchers have challenged parts of this picture, however; a 2024 study, for example, suggested waste clearance is actually faster during waking than during sleep >That’s a pretty big ambiguity in the story! no, it's not: "waste clearance faster during waking than sleep" does not mean it's adequate to the job, and waste clearance at night could still be critically important. We also do not know what the waste consists of comprehensively and having a specific sleep system implies its doing something.