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Sleep longer, die younger

posted by Zed on December 14 2005 07:51

Good news for hackers! All that lost sleep is good for you!

A six-year study of more than one million adults ages 30 to 102 has shown that people who get only 6 to 7 hours a night have a lower death rate. Individuals who sleep 8 hours or more, or less than 4 hours a night, were shown to have a significantly increased death rate compared to those who averaged 6 to 7 hours.

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