Sleep deprivation affects stem cells, reducing transplant efficiency

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Drowsy mice make poor stem cell donors, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. A sleep deficit of just four hours affects by as much as 50 percent the ability of stem cells of the blood and immune system to migrate to the proper spots in the bone […]

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