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Lack of sleep 'hits women harder'


Lack of sleep raises a woman's risk of heart disease more than it does for a man, research suggests.

Sleeping less than the recommended eight hours a night has been linked to a raised risk of heart problems.


Researchers found levels of inflammatory markers - indicators of heart disease - vary significantly with sleep duration in women, but not men.


Woman sleeping

Experts say we should sleep for eight hours a night