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  "textContent": "STORY AT-A-GLANCE Sleep deprivation damages your gut lining by triggering a brainstem-to-gut chain reaction that causes oxidative stress in intestinal stem cells, shrinking villi and weakening digestive defenses Beneficial gut bacteria decline rapidly after sleep deprivation, reducing short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production and shifting the microbiome toward inflammation-linked bacterial strains within hours to days Sleep […]",
  "title": "Sleep Disruption Drives Digestive Damage and Gut Imbalance"
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