A newly mapped neural feedback loop links deep sleep to growth hormone secretion, explaining how sleep disruption simultaneously impairs muscle repair, fat metabolism, and brain health. The discovery opens new therapeutic avenues for sleep disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. — Photo by Nitin Khajotia on Pexels (Pexels License)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
