‘Largely Overlooked’ Determinant of Health Studied for Clues to Teen Sleep
A SLEEP 2025 study finds that long sleep duration in teens and young adults is associated with greater oral microbiome diversity.
“For more than two decades, researchers have hypothesized that the microbiome is largely overlooked as a determinant of health and disease, and growing evidence has shown that disturbances in sleep health can alter the microbiome, particularly within the gut,” says lead author Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, PhD, MSc, FABQAURP, CHCQM, an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and a research scientist at the E.P. Bradley Hospital COBRE Center for Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Providence, RI, in a release.“I’m thrilled that our study highlights the potential relationship between sleep health and the oral microbiome and look forward to further exploring that connection.”
