Fighting Off Illness, Rather Than Illness Itself, Causes Sleep Deprivation

Friday, June 13, 2014 - 12:21 in Health & Medicine

There is a common perception is that if you are sick, you sleep more, and some people do - but a new study found that sickness induced insomnia is quite common.Fighting off illness – rather than the illness itself – causes sleep deprivation and affects memory, says University of Leicester biologist Dr. Eamonn Mallo. read more

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