News tagged with 'Insomnia'

Immunity to colds is helped by sleep. But this study, out of Carnegie Mellon University, shows for the first time that the quality of undisturbed sleep is just as important a component to improving immunity to the common cold.

Not having your internal clock working properly may disable your immune response making you more susceptible to bacterial infection. This study on fruit flies out of Stanford, found that most ability to fight invading bacteria occured at night when the body is restoring. 

Energy drinks are loaded with caffeine, yet because they fall under the category of "dietary supplement" they are unregulated and their caffeine content is not required to be limited or listed.  Marketers have turned the lax regulations into a $5.4 billion industry targeting young men. This study concludes labels are needed.