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Weekend catch-up won’t reverse health effects and weight gain from missed sleep

Mar 1, 2019

Only catching up on sleep on the weekends, after losing sleep during the week, can lead to weight gain and a higher risk of diabetes, a new study suggests. The researchers studied 36 healthy adults between t...

Inadequate sleep can raise blood levels of free fatty acids, trigger pre-diabetic conditions

Amanda

Feb 20, 2015

Health

A new research reveals that lack of sleep can raise the levels of free fatty acids in the blood, together with temporary pre-diabetic conditions, a finding that now reiterates a 15 year old study that had earli...

Screen time affects both duration and quality of teenagers’ sleep, confirms new study

Amanda

Feb 4, 2015

Health

A study conducted on nearly 10,000 teenagers has now confirmed that too much of screen time can affect their sleep patterns. 16 to 19 year olds who use a computer or a mobile phone just before hitting the bed a...

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