MTB epic: dreyer wins 2 300 km race The Natal Witness Group Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:09 PM PDT STELLENBOSCH â" After about 200 hours in the saddle, with only about 20 hours of sleep, in temperatures that ranged from 30°C to below freezing, adventure athlete Martin Dreyer won the Freedom Challenge mountain bike race at the Diemersfontein wine estate near Wellington on Friday night. | Docs tired but happy after bike race The Shelbyville News Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:32 PM PDT Despite mild dehydration, severe sleep deprivation and even a few broken ribs, Shelbyville's bicycling doctors made it home this week after an exhausting Race Across America to spread awareness about childhood obesity. | Sleep deprivation effect on the immune system mirrors physical stress Science Daily Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:38 PM PDT Severe sleep loss jolts the immune system into action, reflecting the same type of immediate response shown during exposure to stress, a new study reports. Researchers compared the white blood cell counts of 15 healthy young men under normal and severely sleep-deprived conditions. The greatest changes were seen in the white blood cells known as granulocytes, which showed a loss of day-night ... | | |
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