# The way you sleep has ties to 80 different diseases

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-way-you-sleep-has-ties-to-80-different-diseases/
- Published: 2026-09-18T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo credit: Lucas van Oort via Unsplash. Article by Mike McRae. New Atlas – September 17, 2026. Source: Scimex. Research article: PLOS. Thomas Edison famously regarded sleep as a waste of good work hours, electing to snooze a mere three or four hours every night. Benjamin Franklin wasn’t much of a fan of it either, quipping in his famous almanac, “in the grave, will be sleeping enough.” The rest of us mere mortals ought to know better, with study after study laying out the benefits of getting a solid night’s shut-eye whenever possible. […] Click here to view the original article at www.newatlas.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio