Earlier sleep cycles linked to lower depression risk: study
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A one-hour shift in sleep schedule could drop risk of major depression by at least 23%, according to a study.
Results offer "some of the strongest evidence yet that chronotype—a person’s propensity to sleep at a certain time —influences depression risk," per a CU Boulder news release. "We have known for some time that there is a relationship between sleep timing and mood, but a question we often hear from clinicians is: ‘How much earlier do we need to shift people to see a benefit?’" senior author Céline Vetter, assistant professor of integrative physiology at CU Boulder, said in a news release. "We found that even one-hour earlier sleep timing is associated with significantly lower risk of depression."More Related News
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