Lack of sleep leads to more colds !

Starting the new year with a cold is a reality that many people face. Interestingly today, a new study by Carnegie Mellon University has linked sleeping patterns to our ability to fight colds:

"The immune system may control the sleep-wake pattern and lack of sleep or sleep disturbance may depress the immune response to infection"

After following a group of volunteers for 4 years, the researchers discovered that the volunteers who slept the least were five and a half times more likely to get sick. Where as those who had a greater quality of sleep were healthier and able to fight viruses much more effectively.

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