How Does the Immune System Respond to Sleep Deprivation?

Sleep deprivation does more than just make you tired, according to a recent study from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, it jolts the immune system with the same response during exposure to stress. By ATsai

What is the study?

What is the study?

Researchers from the Netherlands and UK looked at the white blood cells of 15 healthy young men after getting adequate sleep, and then after being severely sleep deprived.

 

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Medical News Today

By ATsai— Last Modified: 07/11/2012, First Published: 07/11/2012