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A new study published in the journal of Evolutionary Psychology has found that night owls, or people who prefer to stay up late, possess higher levels of cortisol.\u00a0 Cortisol is a steroid hormone, also known as the \u201cstress hormone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For years, psychologists have claimed that high levels of cortisol were harmful to the human body.\u00a0 According to Psychology Today<\/a>, \u201cScientists have known for years that elevated cortisol levels: interfere with learning and memory, lower immune function and bone density, increase weight gain, blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease…\u201d<\/p>\n

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Not only that but high cortisol levels put you at risk for depression and other psychiatric disorders.\u00a0 But after this study was produced, which was led by professor Dario Maestriperi of the Department of Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago, it seems that high levels of cortisol isn\u2019t necessarily always a bad thing.<\/p>\n

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Men and women who stay up late have been found to have high levels of cortisol, which contributes to their high metabolism, high energy, and even arousability.\u00a0 You might be thinking, why would being a night owl contribute to one\u2019s arousability?<\/p>\n

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Supposedly, these night owls possess high levels of cortisol as well as testosterone, contributing to their tendency towards risk-taking with partners and money — especially men.\u00a0 According to the Daily Mail<\/a>, \u201cMale night owls had twice as many sexual partners than male \u2018early birds.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 Both male and female night owls tended to be single, preferring to engage in short-term relationships or one-night stands.<\/p>\n

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To find these results, U of Chicago researchers tested the saliva of 110 males and 91 females to check their saliva for cortisol and testosterone levels.\u00a0 Men were found to have higher cortisol and testosterone levels than women, contributing to the fact that the men engaged in more promiscuous and risky behavior than the females.\u00a0 Also more men are night owls than females in general.<\/p>\n

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So while people with high cortisol tend to have higher stress levels, it seems that high cortisol is also linked with \u201chigher cognitive function\u201d and now risk-taking.\u00a0 Successful people with high achievements tend to have high cortisol levels other studies have found.<\/p>\n

According to the researchers, the way one becomes a night owl versus an early morning person have to do with \u201cbiology and genetic inheritance\u201d but also \u201cenvironmental factors such as shift work or child-rearing\u201d (DailyMail<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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To be fair, most of us with 9-5 jobs don\u2019t have a choice but to be early morning risers.<\/p>\n

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\"about_doc_\"<\/a>Dr. Mike Malone\u00a0and his\u00a0team<\/a>\u00a0practice expert cosmetic dentistry in Lafayette, LA. Dr. Malone is the former president and current accredited member of the\u00a0American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry<\/a>. He\u00a0is also the official Cosmetic Dentist of the Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA pageants. Check out his\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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