Sleep and the Common Cold WisdomCard™


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  1. BBC News: Lack of Sleep Raises Cold Risk (Jan. 13, 2009)news.bbc.co.uk - Lack of Sleep Raises Cold Risk
  2. CNN: Study: Can More Sleep Help Fight Off Colds? (Jan. 13, 2009)cnn.com - Study: Can More Sleep Help Fight Off Colds?
  3. Boston Globe: Good Nights Sleep May Prevent a Cold, Study Finds (Jan. 13, 2009)boston.com - Good Nights Sleep May Prevent a Cold, Study Finds
  4. Reuters: Sleepless Nights Equal More Colds in U.S. (Jan. 13, 2009)uk.reuters.com - Sleepless Nights Equal More Colds in U.S.
  5. U.S. News & World Report: 7 Tips on Fighting Off a Cold (Jan. 12, 2009)health.usnews.com - 7 Tips on Fighting Off a Cold
  6. WebMD: Good Night’s Sleep Puts Colds to Bed (Jan. 12, 2009) webmd.com - Good Night’s Sleep Puts Colds to Bed
  7. Press Association: Lack of Sleep Linked to Coughs (Jan. 12, 2009)google.com - Lack of Sleep Linked to Coughs
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Research Notes on Sleep and the Common Cold


New research suggests that too little sleep can lead to sneezing and coughs. Those who sleep less than seven hours a night, are about three times more likely to catch a cold than those who sleep eight hours or more. This study adds to an already well known body of research on the link between sleep and the immune system.1

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  • For this study, 153 healthy volunteers were infected with a cold virus, and locked in a hotel for five days.2
  • Volunteers who reported fewer than seven hours of sleep were 2.94 times more likely to develop cold symptoms, sore throat, and sneezing.2
  • This study was reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

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    1. ↑ CNN: Study: Can More Sleep Help Fight Off Colds? (Jan. 13, 2009)
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reuters: Sleepless Nights Equal More Colds in U.S. (Jan. 13, 2009)

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