Insomnia and anxiety: exploring their hidden effect on natural killer cells among young female adults
These findings suggest that anxiety and sleep disturbances may compromise immune function and contribute to immune dysregulation. Raising awareness of these physiological effects may help in the prevention of inflammation-related diseases and cancers in young female populations.
Authors
- Heba Zahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0131-8195)
- Ibrahim Mohammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4410-6507)
- Yahya A. Almutawif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5654-6139)
- Renad M. Alhamawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7331-0624)
- Fatmah A. Halawani
- Sima F. Hakeem
- Hadeel A. Alslimi
- Ebraheim M. Alhamawi
- Ahmed M. Aljohani
Institutions
- Taibah University (SA)
- Ministry of Health (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1698155
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- Taibah University