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Insomniac fruit fly mutants show enhanced memory despite severe sleep loss

Insomniac fruit fly mutants show enhanced memory despite severe sleep loss

Fruit fly mutants that have severe sleep deficits perform better at olfactory learning and memory tasks, according to a study published March 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Sheng Huang and Stephan Sigrist from Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and colleagues.

Late-night REM sleep loss severely impacts brain connectivity, new study reveals

Late-night REM sleep loss severely impacts brain connectivity, new study reveals

Sleep loss as an outcome of psychosocial stress, shifts in work timings, and, most notably, excessive electronic media consumption have been hitherto linked with obesity, heightened risk of metabolic diseases, and disruptions in emotional processes.