Catching up on sleep over the weekend may help protect teens from depression. Researchers found that adolescents who slept more on weekends had a much lower risk of depressive symptoms. Credit: Shutterstock Sleeping in on weekends to make up for lost sleep during the week may offer mental health benefits for teenagers and young adults, according to new research from the University of Oregon and the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. The study found that people ages 16 to