{
  "id": 6159708,
  "title": "Why do I crash at 3pm? The science behind the 'afternoon slump'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/why-do-i-crash-at-3pm-the-science-behind-the-afternoon-slump",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-07T19:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-3pm-science-afternoon-slump.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "You've just finished eating lunch and you're back at your desk, ready to dive into the rest of the day's work. Yet by 3 p.m., you find your eyes starting to droop. Before long, the only thing you can think about is how much you'd like to take a nap.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}