The National Institutes of Health has released a sleep research plan, including five goals and strategies to show how sleep and circadian sciences can advance public health. 

This plan presents a vision that advances the mission of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and builds on almost three decades of unparalleled success by sleep and circadian researchers. The five strategic goals and tactics demonstrate how the sleep and circadian sciences can advance medicine and promote public health. Additionally, the nine critical opportunities (CO) highlight the potential to broaden the landscape of biomedical sciences in the context of sleep and circadian research.

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