A recent study suggests that teenagers and young adults who catch up on sleep during weekends have a significantly lower risk of depression. Researchers found that making up for lost weekday sleep reduced depressive symptoms by 41% compared to peers who did not. The study acknowledges that the ideal 8-10 hours of nightly sleep is often unrealistic for this age group, who naturally experience a shift in their internal clock making them 'night owls' and conflicting with early school start times.