"When people are sleep deprived, there are higher levels of stress hormones in their bodies, which can decrease immune function." says Doctor Felice of Northwestern University in Chicago.

芝加哥西北大学的费利斯博士说：“当人们睡眠不足时，他们体内的压力荷尔蒙水平会升高，这会降低免疫功能。”

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When people are sleep-deprived, there are higher levels of stress hormones in their bodies, which can decrease immune function.

当人们睡眠不足时，他们体内的应激激素水平会升高，造成免疫功能下降。

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On the contrary, reducing our stress levels is something that we should take very seriously, since chronic stress can affect the ways in which our brains function in the present, and it may seriously alter our brain health in the years to come.

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Another thing thats going around is the idea that stress increases testosterone in both sexes by increasing the adrenal function.

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It makes sense that abused women would report worse health, given that people in stressful situations have higher levels of stress hormones, which interfere with immune function, Crawford said.

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