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Night Owls May Have Higher Depression Risk (Published 2018)
Morning people were less likely to develop depression than night owls, a new study found.
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Prospective study of chronotype and incident depression among middle- and older-aged women in the Nurses' Health Study II
Our results suggest that chronotype may influence the risk of depression in middle-to older-aged women. Additional studies are needed to confirm these findings and examin …
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