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Sickness-induced insomnia is common because of link between
brain and immune system
Fighting off illness- rather than the illness itself- causes
sleep deprivation and affects memory, a new study has found.
University of Leicester biologist Dr Eamonn Mallon said a
common perception is that if you are sick, you sleep more.
But the study, carried out in flies, found that sickness
induced insomnia is quite common.
The research has been published in the journal PeerJ at:
https://peerj.com/articles/434/