Disrupted Sleep Patterns Can Cause Disease

Be careful for those who have disrupted sleep patterns, because according to research, such things can cause disease. The findings of the researchers say that the circadian clock or genetic mechanisms that regulate our sleep, controlling the level of important genes for our immune system.

For those of you who love to take a walk, may need to read this news. According to the journal "Immunity", disturbance cycle makes us more susceptible to disease. This is what shows that jet lag can contribute directly to the disease and that there may be an ideal time to receive the vaccination.

"People intuitively know that when they are disturbed sleep patterns, they are more likely to get sick," said Professor Erol Fikrig, as quoted by the Daily Mail. He also suggested that further research is still needed on how noise and artificial light in the intensive care unit can affect the patient.

"Sleep patterns of patients in intensive care are often disrupted because of the noise and prolonged exposure to artificial light," he added. According to him, it could be important to investigate how factors-number of factors affect the response to the immune system.

Source: Daily Mail