Too little or too much sleep is linked to faster ageing throughout the body
Abstract
A multimodal analysis reveals a ‘U-shaped’ association between sleep duration and biological ageing across various organ systems, with too much or not enough sleep being linked with accelerated organ ageing. The study also shows that biological ageing differentially mediates the relationship between extremes in sleep duration and late-life depression. A multimodal analysis reveals a ‘U-shaped’ association between sleep duration and biological ageing across various organ systems, with too much or not enough sleep being linked with accelerated organ ageing. The study also shows that biological ageing differentially mediates the relationship between extremes in sleep duration and late-life depression.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Sleep and related disorders
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Nature
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Publication date
- 20 May 2026
- Language
- EN