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Sleep Less, Live Longer

Posted by timothy on from the if-you're-reading-this dept.

Linuxathome writes: "The Washington Post carried an article describing the results of a study linking the average amount of sleep one gets per night with his/her life span. It appears that those who sleep less than 8 hours a night, live longer (optimum is 7 hours). The study (link to the abstract) was aimed at looking at the mortality rate of those suffering from insomnia. But rather than associating insomnia with increased risk of death, it appears that sleeping more than 8 hours carries a much higher risk."

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  1. Re:In other news... by Renraku · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dihydrogen Monoxide is one of the worst chemicals known to man. In recent times, humans carry a lot of it in our bodies, thanks to the industrial revolution.

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    Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
  2. mmkay by newaza · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    When I see people complain that IB CompSci is hard, I laugh, because it is only hard if you arent organized. The people in the IB who complained a lot were always the ones running around like headless chickens and complaining how HARD everything was for them instead of actually working.

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    "Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad." -- Terry Pratchett
  3. Oops by dirtyhank · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Posted on the wrong story, sorry :-)

  4. Well don't I feel like the fucking asshole by Veramocor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well don't I fell like the fucking asshole (few good men)

    I post this just to read other peoples comments and bam like 10 people who said basically the same thing.

    oh well

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    Veramocor