Rising temperatures erode human #sleep globally

• Warmer temperatures reduce sleep globally, amplifying the risk of insufficient sleep
• The elderly, women, and residents of lower-income countries are impacted most
• Those living in warmer climates lose more sleep per degree of temperature rise
• Climate change is projected to unequally erode sleep, widening global inequalities

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.008

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Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and unscientific, controversial new research suggests—and quite possibly even racist. How did we get it so wrong?

In a 2016 study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, Lindqvist’s team put it in perspective: “Avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor of a similar magnitude as smoking, in terms of life expectancy.”

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/wellness/sunscreen-sun-exposure-skin-cancer-science/

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