... Research Council's Common Cold Unit, too little sleep lessens the body's ability to fight infection. It decreases the effectiveness of the immune system and delays the release of a family of substances called interleukins; chemical messengers that mobilize may kinds of immune cells throughout the body to multiply. This thus, makes the body more vulnerable to infections and minor illnesses such as colds ... and flu (Dement 266). Sleep serves a "vital purpose" in the life of every human being. Today, we live in a society that does not allow us to indulge ourselves in quality sleep every s...

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