Too little or too much sleep is linked to faster ageing throughout the body

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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