Scientists to study sleep, or lack of it, during COVID-19 pandemic


  • World
  • Thursday, 11 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: People, part of a group of about 200 Colombians living temporarily at Guarulhos International Airport due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, sleep at a lobby of the airport, near Sao Paulo, Brazil May 24, 2020. Picture taken May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli - RC2GWG96CP41/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - An international group of neuroscientists will examine how the world is sleeping, or failing to, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has upended work, social and family life for countless people.

Sleep is known to be critical to physical and mental health - essential for tissue repair, cell regeneration, immune function, memory, and for regulating mood and emotions.

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