Sleep shortage increases susceptibility to catching cold - study
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#K0SB)
Tests on men and women reveal those who sleep six hours or less a night are more than four times as likely to contract virus as those resting for seven or more hours
People who get too little sleep are more likely to catch a cold, according to US scientists who suspect that a good night's sleep is crucial for the body's immune defences.
Those who slept six hours a night or less were four times more likely to catch a cold when they were exposed to the virus than people who spent more than seven hours a night asleep, their study found.
