Life Sciences & Medicine Active Updated Sep 24, 2026
REM sleep and long-term disease risk
Where it stands as of Sep 24, 2026
A study found people who got more REM sleep had a lower risk of 83 diseases, ScienceDaily reported. This is a headline-level finding so far, and the underlying study's population, methodology and effect sizes are not yet fully known.
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Sep 24, 2026 Latest
A study found people who got more REM sleep had a lower risk of 83 diseases, ScienceDaily reported.
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