Some papers published on this topic: Effect of sleep loss on C-reactive protein, an inflammatory marker of cardiovascular risk. (http://www.med.upenn.edu/uep/u

Some papers published on this topic: Effect of sleep loss on C-reactive protein, an inflammatory marker of cardiovascular risk. (http://www.med.upenn.edu/uep/user_documents/dfd10.pdf http://www.med.upenn.edu/uep/user_documents/dfd10.pdf) Short Sleep Duration Is Associated with Reduced Leptin, Elevated Ghrelin, and Increased Body Mass Index. (http://med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/articles/Short_sleep_and_leptin_ghrelin_BMI.pdf http://med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/article...) Neurocognitive Consequences of Sleep Deprivation. (http://www.med.upenn.edu/uep/user_documents/DurmerandDinges--NeurocognitiveConsequences--SEM.NEUROL.2005.pdf http://www.med.upenn.edu/uep/user_documents/DurmerandDinges-...) Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes. (http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2009/07/28/dc09-0284.full.pdf http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2009/07/28/dc...)