Waking up an hour earlier than usual could reduce some people's risk of depression by 23 per cent, according to an American study.
The early bird gets the worm. This saying may very well also apply to mental health. Waking up an hour earlier could reduce the risk of depression by 23 per cent, according to a study conducted by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Broad Institute and published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Sleep and mood seem to be intricately connected. Back in 2018, a study by Dr Vetter showed that "early risers" were up to 27 per cent less likely to develop depression within four years. For this new study, researchers based their findings on 840,000 people.
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