Death by Sleeplessness
A rare form of fatal insomnia has no cure
Life tip #271: remember to sleep. Sleep's good for you, kids. If you don't sleep, you're going to die.
After about a year, that is. That's how long a human can stay awake before permanently shutting down. For what it's worth, most people don't make it that long without conking out for at least a little while. The body needs sleep to complete essential cell processes and the brain needs it to keep you from going completely off the rails. While sleep's purpose and functions are still in many ways mysterious to us, it's proven to be an indispensable biological function. And like food or water, people die without it.
