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Sleep patterns and risk of chronic disease as measured by long-term monitoring with commercial wearable devices in the All of Us Research Program.

Nature medicine·September 1, 2024·PMID 39030265

Why it matters

It provides objective, longitudinal evidence linking specific sleep dimensions—stages, regularity, and duration—to chronic disease risk, moving beyond subjective or cross-sectional data. This can help clinicians counsel patients on sleep habits using data from widely available wearables.

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