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Those who sleep less than six hours a night may be more than four times as likely to catch a cold as those who get more than seven hours of sleep

Too Little Sleep Can Quadruple Risk for the Common Cold

Less than six hours a night linked to higher rate of illness, researchers say
Short sleep duration (less than seven hours) is associated with increased likelihood of metabolic syndrome

Short Sleep Duration Ups Odds of Metabolic Syndrome

Dose-response association, with 1.5-fold increase among those sleeping less than five hours
Structured physical activity may prevent poor sleep quality in older adults

Structured Exercise Prevents Sleep Issues in Older Adults

However, physical activity intervention not found to resolve existing sleep issues
Increased sleep duration is associated with increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes

Increased Sleep Duration Linked to Increased T2DM Risk

Correlation partially attenuated after adjustment for body mass index and change in weight

Associated Professional Sleep Societies, June 6-10

The 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies The annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP 2015) was held...
Breast cancer patients who had poor sleep and frequent snoring before their cancer diagnosis appear to have lower survival rates

Sleep Duration Deemed Important in Breast CA Survival

Poor sleep, snoring before diagnosis tied to poor outcomes
Shift work may be hazardous to metabolic health

Shift Work Tied to Poor Health Indicators, Metabolic Syndrome

Excess weight, sleep issues more common among those with changing schedules
Patients with hypertension who sleep less than five hours or more than eight hours each night may have significantly higher odds of a stroke

ASH: ‘Short’ and ‘Long’ Sleepers Seem to Have Higher Stroke Risk

Odds about 80 percent higher among people with hypertension and insufficient sleep
Compared with controls

Lower Sleep Quality for Patients With Psoriasis Vulgaris

No significant differences in general psychiatric symptoms, coping strategies for patients, controls
Sufficient sleep is important to the promotion of healthy sexual desire and response in females

Sleep Affects Women’s Sexual Desire, Response

Longer sleep duration tied to greater next-day sexual desire