Researchers call for later school start times, as only a fraction of teens are getting the recommended amount of sleep ...

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A recent study has found that 7 hours and 18 minutes may be the optimal amount of sleep you need each night to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes.

New research suggests that just over 7 hours of nightly sleep is ideal for preventing insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes.

The recommended amount of sleep for healthy adults is 7-9 hours, according to the National Institutes of Health. So why then, is it possible to feel better, more alert and refreshed after 7.5 hours ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six hours sleep For those of us who worry about our sleep, every morning is a scramble of mental maths as we turn to our bedside ...

Teenagers across the country are getting less sleep, a researcher from the University of Connecticut reports on March 2 in JAMA . And the problem ...

It's part of the 7:1 Sleep Rule: go to bed and wake up within the same hour each day, and get at last seven hours sleep a ...