The Fragile Weave: How Sleep Deprivation Unravels Immune Systems and Social Bonds
When I first encountered the study on sleep deprivation’s impact on immune function—published in The Journal of Immunology—I was struck by its clinical precision. Researchers had revealed that even 24 hours of sleep loss could shift immune cell profiles in healthy individuals to resemble those seen in chronic inflammatory states like obesity. Monocytes, our immunological sentinels,…