Dr Mosley reacted to his blood work results by saying: “On a personal level, I did find it very, very striking.
“Because obviously, you hear all the stuff about lack of sleep and what it might do to you but knowing what it actually has done to me was very shocking.
“The fact that it’s increased my stress levels, had a bad effect on my immune system, and quite possibly increased my risk of Alzheimer’s, albeit by a small amount.
“All of that is something, which really, I find quite disturbing. So, it’s given me a lot to think about.”