New sleep studies show effects of lack of sleep in men and women

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New study in SLEEP finds that sleep disturbance increases spontaneous pain in women
WESTCHESTER, Ill. — Sleep continuity disturbance impairs endogenous pain-inhibitory function and increases spontaneous pain in women. This supports a possible pathophysiologic role of sleep disturbance in chronic pain, according to a study published in the April 1st [...]