New Research Confirms Lack of Sleep Connected To Getting Sick - News - Carnegie Mellon University

News › Stories › Archives › 2015 › August › New Research Confirms Lack of Sleep Connected To Getting Sick By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu Scientists have long associated sufficient sleep with good health. Now they’ve confirmed it. In 2009, Carnegie Mellon University’s Sheldon Cohen found for the first time that insufficient sleep is associated with a greater likelihood of catching

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“Carnegie Mellon University’s Sheldon Cohen found for the first time that insufficient sleep is associated with a greater likelihood of catching a cold. To do this, Cohen, who has spent years exploring psychological factors contributing to illness, assessed participants self-reported sleep durat