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Mya Bollan

Heart health risk as experts say sleeping with the lights on could be 'harmful'

Exposure to light while you sleep could be damaging your heart health, according to a new study.

In research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of the Science, scientists found that sleeping in a room with even a little bit of lighting may be detrimental to your health.

The study stated that sleeping with lights on could increase your heart rate while you sleep as well as decreasing heart rate variability.

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