| Center |
 Boston Area
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| Award Year | 2012 |
| Pilot Study | Short sleep duration is known to be detrimental to multiple endocrine axes in adults |
| Awardee |
Natalie D Shaw MD
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| Abstract |
Recent studies have cautioned that disturbances in normal sleep architecture may also lead to a deterioration in glucose tolerance and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes even when the total sleep duration is normal. A study by Tasali et. al. demonstrated that despite sleeping for the recommended 8 hours per night, adults deprived only of slow-wave sleep (SWS) suffered from a 25% decrease in insulin sensitivity the next morning, suggesting that nocturnal SWS plays a critical role in glucose homeostasis during both sleep and wakefulness. |