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+### Replying to Suri
+Hi Suri,
+I have definitely also experienced having trouble focusing during on a day where I don't get much sleep the night before. It is interesting how lack of sleep can cause both short-term and long-term memory problems, I wonder how similar the short-term memory effects are to conditions like Alzheimers. The findings from your study on the effect of sleep on stress, inflammation and blood pressure is also interesting, it is crazy how many conditions and parts of our bodies are affected by the amount and quality of sleep we get.
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+### Replying to Hassen
+Hi Hassen,
+I also try to get more sleep whenever I have something important the next day like a big test or presentation. It is usually better to prioritize sleep the night before something important rather than trying to study for it more, and I try to do this whenever I can. The article on people with lactose intolerance is interesting, I didn't know that consuming dairy would have an effect on their dreams. I wonder if maybe the nightmares are partially caused by the disrupted sleep, or if there is some other cause.
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+### Replying to Hollyanne
+Hi Hollyanne,
+I agree that getting 30 minutes of sunlight a day can be very beneficial for my mood, and this tip reminds me of seasonal affective disorder. One of the symptoms of this is sleep difficulties which seems to line up well with the recommendation to get 30 minutes of sunlight a day to improve sleep quality. The connection between sleep and anxiety is also interesting, since it seems like it would cause a feedback loop of anxiety causing a decrease in sleep quality which in turn would cause an increase in anxiety.
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+### Replying to Alan
+Hi Alan,
+It is interesting in your study that sleep quality seems to matter more for cancer risk than the duration. Since the impact of sleep duration on cancer depends on the tissues affected, I wonder which types of cancer are better treated or mitigated by more sleep. Treating sleep disorders to improve the outcome of cancer treatment is also interesting to me, especially with the added stress of these treatments often contributing to poor sleep as you mentioned.