It’s probably not a coincidence that residents of Benton and Deschutes counties report having the best sleep of any county in Oregon while also enjoying the longest lives, according to a new study by Oregon Health & Science University researchers.
Study after study have indicated that lack of sleep correlates to higher mortality rates, and often those studies are coupled with advice on how to rest easier.
Now, for the first time, a team of Oregon Health & Science University researchers have used national and local data to illustrate the potential relationship between sleep and life expectancy on a map…