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How the interplay between psychological and biological processes influences sleep
Sleep loss activates inflammatory signaling.
Sleep quality can predict mortality in healthy older adults.
Even partial sleep deprivation leads to reduced natural immune responses.
Having a more variable sleep schedule and sleep duration is associated with metabolic abnormalities.
Sleep duration (either too long or too short) is a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Having insomnia increases your risk of developing depression.