European Society for Sleep Research

March 19 – World Sleep Day, Poor Sleep Lowers Immune Response to Viruses

Today we mark the World Sleep Day. Studies over the past year have shown the divergent negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on sleep quality. These data are particularly worrying given the relationship between sleep and immunity.

Dr. Petar Chipev - specialist in sleep medicine at the European Society for Sleep Research and pulmonologist commented on BNR: