This Week in Science: Cats Meow More at Men, Depression Relief, And More!

This Week in Science: Cats Meow More at Men, Depression Relief, And More!

This week in science: sleep found to be a key factor in life expectancy; cats meow twice as much at men as at women; a quick-acting relief for depression; and much more! One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Says (rattanakun/Canva) Not getting enough sleep has been linked to lower life expectancy. Its effect is stronger than diet or exercise, and second only to smoking. "I didn't expect [insufficient sleep] t…

Getting less than 7 hours of sleep a night is shortening your life, study finds — here are 5 tricks to snooze faster

In a new study published this week, researchers from Oregon Health & Science University found that, far more than diet, exercise or loneliness, sleep quality stood out as a primary predictor of life expectancy, second only to smoking.

Insufficient sleep linked to major hidden health risk, study reveals

A new OHSU study finds that insufficient sleep is the second strongest predictor of shorter life expectancy in the U.S., surpassed only by smoking habits.

One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Says - Technology Shout

The benefits of staying up late may shorten your life, according to a new study that links sleep deprivation to lower life expectancy. While poor sleep quality has previously been linked to a range of health problems and shortened lifespan, this latest survey finds that adequate sleep is more strongly associated with longevity than diet and exercise – factors that are known to extend lifespan. Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University …

Sleep Is More Important For Longevity Than Diet, Exercise, Social Ties, Study Says

A new study found that insufficient sleep had a greater impact on life expectancy than other lifestyle factors, such as diet, physical activity, and social isolation.

Sleep Kills Death By Howard Bloom

On Monday December 8th the Oxford University Press Journal SLEEP Advances made a startling claim: that, as one headline put it, getting less than seven hours of sleep is linked to shorter life expectancy. In other words, get less than seven hours of sleep per night and you shorten your life. Which means that getting between seven and nine hours of sleep on a regular basis can lengthen your life. Put that new information together with older scien…