Study Finds New Mechanism for Regulating Sleep in Fruit Flies Using an Ingredient Commonly Found in Energy Drinks (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Study Finds New Mechanism for Regulating Sleep in Fruit Flies Using an Ingredient Commonly Found in Energy Drinks

Caption

Study authors Alex Keene, Ph.D., an associate professor of biological sciences in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and Bethany Stahl, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at FAU. Keene and Stahl were looking at glial cells (labeled in green on the monitor) in the fly brain structure/ anatomy (labeled in purple). In the study, they show that the gene eaat2 functions in these glial cells to regulate sleep.

Credit

Florida Atlantic University

Usage Restrictions

Credit: Florida Atlantic University

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.