Stroke risk higher among young adults with insomnia

By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with insomnia may have a higher risk of stroke than their well-rested peers, a new study shows. The link between insomnia and stroke was especially strong in young adults, who were up to eight times more likely to suffer a stroke if they had insomnia. That finding – based on an analysis of health records of more than 21,000 people with insomnia and 64,000 regular sleepers in Taiwan – doesn’t prove sleep disturbances cause strokes. And even among young people with insomnia, total stroke risk remained low.