Short or long sleep associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

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Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are 2-3 times more likely to have the incurable disease, pulmonary fibrosis, compared to those that sleep for 7 hours in a day. They attribute this association to the body clock.

The study also reveals that targeting the body clock reduces fibrosis in vitro, revealing a potential target for this incurable disease that kills about 5,000 people, a year in the U.K.,the same number as leukaemia.

The research team members are based at the Universities of Manchester, Oxford, Newcastle, University College London, and Toronto, as well as Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

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The Study Paper.

pnas.org/content/early/2019...

[jmsutt73]

Interesting...prior to our daughter becoming ill in late 2007, I was always a sound 8 hrs. sleeper. The onset of her illness was swift and devastating, affecting eventually her entire neuromuscular system, and requiring many checks during the night. (Happy to say that she never had to live away from home, and she never had a bedsore.) She passed away in early 2015, and It still is a rare night to sleep more than 4 hours without waking. I return to sleep eventually and usually manage at least 6 to 7 hours total, but rarely in one stretch. I am encouraged by the article you posted a while ago about the thyroid hormone and possibilities with that research. Time is of the essence with IPF., and it does appear that much research is getting close. It takes some time to research the articles before you post the link..Thank you. J