Loss of sleep, even for a single night, increases inflammation in the body
Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 16:56
in Biology & Nature
Loss of sleep, even for a few short hours during the night, can prompt one's immune system to turn against healthy tissue and organs. A new article in the 15th September issue of Biological Psychiatry, by the UCLA Cousins Centre research team, reports that losing sleep for even part of one night can trigger the key cellular pathway that produces tissue-damaging inflammation...
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