Article: Death rate theory link to sleeping patterns

Article: Female Times: Health watch - Health briefs.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  February 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... get only six to seven hours have a lower death rate and those who sleep eight hours or more ... four hours had a significantly increased death rate. First author of the study Professor Daniel Kripke says individuals who now average 6-5 ...

Article: Long lie 'may shorten life'
Evening Times;  February 15, 2002 ;     278 words ... ... eight hours or more, or less than four hours, had a higher death rate than those who managed six or seven hours. The American ... mortality rates - but scientists can't explain why. Dr Daniel Kripke, of the University of California, said: "More studies ...

Article: GETTING LITTLE SLEEP MAY LEAD TO A LONGER LIFESPAN.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  February 15, 2002 ;     539 words ... ... only six or seven hours sleep a night actually have a lower death rate than those who sleep longer. The data, collected by researchers ... earlier will actually improve your health,'' said Dr. Daniel Kripke, a professor of psychiatry who was first author of the study ...

Article: Too much sleep can be dangerous.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  February 15, 2002 ;     413 words ... ... more, or less than four hours, had a significantly higher death rate than those who managed six or seven hours a night. The research ... conducted the investigation cannot explain their findings. Dr Daniel Kripke, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California ...

Article: Could too much sleep kill people?
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 15, 2002 ;     425 words ... ... six or seven hours of sleep a night actually have a lower death rate than those who sleep longer. The data, collected by University ... clock earlier will actually improve your health," said Dr. Daniel Kripke, a professor of psychiatry and author of the study published ...

Article: Little sleep really does do you good
The Scotsman;  February 15, 2002 ;     374 words ... ... to a longer life is to sleep for no more than seven hours a night. Daniel Kripke, a professor of psychiatry who specialises in sleep research, said ... showed that people who got only six to seven hours a night had a lower death rate.

Article: 'Too much sleep can be as bad as too little' RESEARCH: Study ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  February 15, 2002 ;     513 words ... ... more, or less than four hours, had a significantly higher death rate than those who managed six or seven hours a night. The research ... conducted the investigation cannot explain their findings. Dr Daniel Kripke, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California ...