Sleep and Immunity - Yale Medicine Explains

For more information on sleep or #YaleMedicine, visit: https://www.yalemedicine.org/departme.... Sleep deprivation leads to increases in IL1 and TNF and other cytokines that affect the immune response to pathogens. Make sure to get adequate sleep to help ward off infections. There is also evidence to suggest adequate sleep may boost your response to vaccines. 0:00 How does illness impact sleep? 1:22 What is the acute phase response? 2:46 How does sleep deprivation affect immunity? 5:18 What is the takeaway?