It is a common belief that we are more susceptible to infections when deprived of sleep.
Consistent with this, there is increasing evidence that sleep deprivation has detrimental …

Sleep is considered an important modulator of the immune response. Thus, a lack of sleep
can weaken immunity, increasing organism susceptibility to infection. For instance, shorter …

Background Sleep quality is considered to be an important predictor of immunity. Lack of
sleep therefore may reduce immunity, thereby increasing the susceptibility to respiratory …

Fatigue and excess sleep, combined with fever, are presenting symptoms in nearly all
infectious diseases and chronic inflammatory disorders. Fever, because it is easily …

Common perceptions that the desire for sleep is increased during mild infectious diseases
like colds and 'the flu'have fostered beliefs that sleep promotes recovery from infectious …

Sleep-immune interactions are well-known phenomena in everyday life and folk wisdom.
There is no doubt that an infection makes us tired and increases the desire to sleep, and a …

Modern societies are experiencing an increasing trend of reduced sleep duration, with
nocturnal sleeping time below the recommended ranges for health. Epidemiological and …

A reduction in the amount of time spent sleeping occurs chronically in modern society.
Clinical and experimental studies in humans and animal models have shown that immune …

Sleep is a fundamental biological need in humans. Sleep deprivation from medical and
psychiatric conditions, as well as from life style (eg shift work, jet lag) is endemic in modern …

The lack of sufficient amounts of sleep is a hallmark of modern living, and it is commonly
perceived that in the long run this makes us sick. An increasing amount of scientific data …