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can sleeping too much lead to an early death?

  • Written by Stephanie Centofanti, Research Fellow, Sleep & Chronobiology Laboratory, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, University of South Australia
can sleeping too much lead to an early death?Don't worry, it's still OK to have that sleep in or afternoon nap.Kinga Cichewicz

A recent study in the Journal of the American Heart Association has led to headlines that will make you rethink your Saturday morning sleep in.

Don’t set the alarm just yet. Yes, the researchers found a link between people who usually slept for longer than eight...