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Article: 'Night Owls' more likely to have insomnia-related symptoms
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- The Hindustan Times
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- April 16, 2007
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Washington, April 16 -- According to a study conducted by researchers at the Stanford University, persons who are labelled as 'night owls' report more pathological symptoms related to insomnia, despite many having the opportunity to compensate for their nocturnal sleeplessness by extending their time in bed and being able to gain more total sleep time.
The study, authored by Jason C. Ong, PhD, and colleagues at Stanford University, consisted of 312 patients, who were categorized as morning, intermediate and evening chronotypes based upon scores on the Morningness-Eveningness Composite Scale. Group comparisons ...