Short Sleepers At Higher Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes And Heart Disease

8 September 2010, 5:25 am

People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Warwick. A study by a team of researchers from Warwick Medical School and the State University of New York at Buffalo has found short sleep duration is associated with an elevated risk of a pre-diabetic state ...... Read More »

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