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| Author(s): |
Andersen, Monica L.
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Pires, Gabriel Natan
;
Tufik, Sergio
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | SLEEP SCIENCE; v. 17, n. 02, p. 5-pg., 2024-02-20. |
| Abstract | |
Although sleep is crucial for mental and physical health, insufficient sleep is a growing problem in our modern society. In general, adults need approximately eight hours of sleep per night, but this is often unfeasible nowadays. This sleep restriction has been observed, and it has worsened, throughout the past two centuries; therefore, it is more attributed to socioeconomic changes than to biological adaptations. The most important factors to contribute to this sleep restriction were the popularization of artificial light and industrialization. The present manuscript briefly overviews, from a socioanthropological perspective, the reasons why sleep has been impacted, disclosing its effects on individuals and on society. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 20/13467-8 - The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and its comorbidities with the intestinal microbiome: interface with sexuality and reproductive function |
| Grantee: | Monica Levy Andersen |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |