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Too much, too little sleep linked to inflammation

(Washington Post) UPDATED 2009-02-03

People who sleep too much or too little are at risk for disease, and new research suggests that inflammation may be the link. A study published in the journal Sleep found that most patients slept about 7.6 hours per night. For every hour more slept, researchers found an eight-percent increase in C-reactive protein levels and a seven-percent increase in interleukin-6. While for every hour less slept researchers found an 8-percent increase in tumor necrosis factor, another inflammatory marker. Researchers also found that reduced sleep was associated with an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea.
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