China: New genetic evidence has highlighted how specific sleep patterns may influence the development of inflammatory skin conditions. A study published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology by Peiquan Yang from the Department of Neurology, Guiping People’s Hospital, Guangxi, China, and colleagues, highlights that insomnia and sleep duration play distinct causal roles in diseases such as psoriasis , atopic dermatitis , acne, and urticaria. The research revealed that frequent insomnia was associated with a higher risk of psoriasis (odds ratio [OR] 1.11) and atopic dermatitis (OR 1.08). Conversely, longer sleep duration showed protective benefits, lowering the risk of acne (OR 0.97) and urticaria (OR 0.98). Other sleep-related traits, including daytime sleepine

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