Lack of sleep

Lack of sleep harms the pancreas. This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

They conducted a study on mice and found that lack of sleep triggers cells in pancreatic stress , which is associated with impaired clotting proteins. This may lead to cell death, especially in the elderly, when the anti-stress mechanisms are weakened. It has been proved that lack of sleep causes a particular type of stress in which proteins accumulate in the cell with irregular structure, which prevents them from fulfilling their functions. These data concerned brain cells. New research has shown that the same effect lack of sleep has on pancreatic cells. During the experiment, mice were deprived of sleep. Age-related changes intensified stress arising due to lack of sleep. If lack of sleep was very large, the animals raised blood sugar levels. Young mice to cope with it, and at the senior level of glucose remained high. Over time, this could provoke diabetes.