Does being treated unfairly keep you up at night? study says yes.
NCT ID NCT03937973
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how race-based social rejection impacts sleep and nighttime heart function. About 139 African American and Caucasian adults spent two nights in a sleep lab—one after a rejection task and one after a neutral task. Researchers measured how quickly they fell asleep and how well they slept using brain-wave monitoring.
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94118, United States
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