Research Notes on Women's Stroke Risk Linked to Sleep
Post menopausal women who sleep either too much or too little, are at a large risk of suffering from a stroke. Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City examined over 93,000 women and saw that those who slept 9 hours or more on a regular basis were 70 percent more likely to have an ischemic stroke than women who slept 7 hours.
Top Resources on Women's Stroke Risk Linked to Sleep
- Medpage Today: Postmenopausal Stroke Risk Linked to Sleep Patterns Template:July 17, 2008
- US News: Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked to Stroke Risk (July 17, 2008)
- Science Daily: Too Much, Too Little Sleep Increases Ischemic Risk In Postmenopausal Women (July 17, 2008)
- CBS News: Older Women's Stroke Risk Linked To Sleep (July 18, 2008)
- AllHeadlineNews: Too Little, Too Much Sleep Linked To Stroke Risk In Older Women (July 18, 2008)
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