Biology Interesting Topics

In this world full of hustle and bustle everyone is busy climbing the ladder of success, and they often compromise their sleep to do so. But do you know that by reducing the sleeping hour you are actually inviting various diseases to attack our body? Here is why and what you should know. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_Sleeping_in_Bed_Cartoon_Vector.svg So, first of all, what we have to know is how sleep helps in boosting or in working our immune system ? When we sleep, our body releases proteins called cytokines (which help in cell signaling) [Besedovsky L et al., 2012] . These cytokines create an immune response and target various infections and inflammations. While sleeping our body also produces T-cells, which play an important and critical role in our body’s immune response to various infectious diseases. Why do we need sleep?               Fig:-  https://negativespace.co/computer-man-stressed-work/ Sleep is a very essential function that allows our body and

It’s unpleasant when we have fever or inflammation, but do you know that these are signs that our body is doing its job? Here is why and what should we know about these signs    Fig: Thermometer showing body temperature   It is normal for our body temperature to fluctuate throughout the day, but generally in adults if body temperature is above 99.5 °F(37.5°C), it is considered a fever [ Balli,2021 ] Fever is a sign that our body gives while fighting against pathogens, illness, or infections. We get a fever because our body is trying to kill a harmful virus or bacteria which can cause illness in our body [ Britannica,2022] . Fever causes the release of White Blood Cells in our body, increases body metabolism, and stops unwanted, toxic, and unnecessary organisms from growing and increasing in numbers [Evans et al, 2015] . Which organ regulates our body temperature? Our body temperature is regulated by Hypothalamus. It is situated in our brain and acts as our body’s smart con