The Vivid Dreams Stage of REM Sleep Is Linked With a Lower Risk of 83 Diseases
Researchers found higher REM sleep was linked to lower risk across 83 diseases, while sleeping under five hours raised risk for 37 conditions.
- Researchers from Capital Medical University found that increased Rapid Eye Movement sleep is associated with a lower risk of 83 diseases, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine.
- Analyzing data from 95,559 UK Biobank participants, the team used wrist-worn trackers to map sleep patterns against health outcomes over a median of 8.9 years. This objective approach provides clearer data than self-reported estimates.
- Maintaining six-to-eight hours of sleep linked to lowest disease risk; those sleeping less than five hours faced 37 of 41 significant health risks, including heart failure and type 2 diabetes.
- Greater sleep irregularity and increased wake after sleep onset were linked to elevated risks of 3 and 6 diseases respectively, while consistent sleep schedules correlated with better outcomes.
- Because the observational study cannot prove direct causation, researchers suggest creating a steady sleep routine and consulting health professionals if persistent problems like frequent waking occur regularly.
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A recent scientific study has shown that having adequate and balanced sleep, especially spending more time in rapid eye movement, may be associated with a low risk of disease.
A NEW study shows that more REM sleep is linked to a lower risk of 83 diseases, including heart failure and Alzheimer's disease. It highlights the importance of sleep quality and structure.
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The Vivid Dreams Stage of REM Sleep Is Linked With a Lower Risk of 83 Diseases
There's a lot more to sleep than just the amount of time that passes between you drifting off and waking up again – and the different facets of our slumber also have different implications for our health. In a new study in PLOS Medicine, researchers led by a team from Capital Medical University in China analyzed data from 95,559 participants in a UK health project. Wrist-worn trackers were used to map a week of sleep patterns against over a thou…
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