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Simple to understand, difficult to implement.
Lack of sleep is dangerous.
This is how much you should be getting across age groups.
#MedTwitter
#sleepmedicine
#sleep
#insomnia
Lack of sleep is dangerous.
This is how much you should be getting across age groups.
#MedTwitter
#sleepmedicine
#sleep
#insomnia
The study of science must be wedded to knowledge of the great personalities that have advanced its cause.
Sleep medicine is incomplete without knowing its father --> Dr William C. Dement
Here is his obituary.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Sleep medicine is incomplete without knowing its father --> Dr William C. Dement
Here is his obituary.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Congratulations to the #YalePCCSM physicians who were honored in @connecticutmag 2020 Top Docs Issue! #YaleMed #YNHH bit.ly/3eQOj9Q
#tweetorial from @MedicsAcademy
Sleep and Viral Immunity
Presented by @shan663
#immunesystem #MedTwitter #SleepMedicine #Tweetorial #MedStudentCovid #MedStudent #SleepHealth
Sleep and Viral Immunity
Presented by @shan663
#immunesystem #MedTwitter #SleepMedicine #Tweetorial #MedStudentCovid #MedStudent #SleepHealth
Sleep is a major pillar to a healthy life. It's something we all do on a daily basis and can't function without. It has a wide-range of physiological functions, be it consolidation of memory or cell repair. But how exactly does it affect the immune system?
On viral exposure, APCs take up viral particles and present the antigens on their surface. T-helper cells (Th1) bind to these antigens and in turn stimulate:
1)T-killer cells (CD8+) which directly kill infected cells
2)B cells which produce antibodies
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
1)T-killer cells (CD8+) which directly kill infected cells
2)B cells which produce antibodies
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
