Sleep duration

Less than 6 hours of sleep linked to hardened arteries

"Failure to get enough sleep and restlessness during the night should be considered risk factors for blocking or narrowing of the arteries," said study author Fernando Dominguez.

Aug 27, 2018, 16:56 PM IST

Limit smartphone usage to two hours a day to get good sleep, study tells teenagers

Delving further into the data, researchers learned that the more time young people reported spending online, the less sleep they got.

Oct 26, 2017, 18:00 PM IST

Sleep problems stress teenagers more

In stress tests, the researchers found that cortisol levels that indicate increased stress response are higher in adolescents with sleep problems.

Jan 18, 2016, 16:08 PM IST

Less sleep may affect kidney

 Shorter sleep duration can lead to a more rapid decline in kidney function, says a new study.

Nov 06, 2015, 16:49 PM IST

Increased sleep, chronic short sleep linked to diabetes in women

The researchers found that chronically sleeping six hours or less per day as well as increases in sleep duration of more than two hours per day were associated with modest increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Nov 03, 2015, 10:17 AM IST