Scientific Reports
Mice slept similar amounts without a brain protein
Experiments in male mice found largely intact recovery sleep after loss of a brain protein; nicotinamide mononucleotide supplementation also left sleep duration and…Experiments in male mice found largely intact recovery sleep after loss of a brain protein; nicotinamide mononucleotide supplementation also left sleep duration and quality unchanged.
Mouse studyInterventions
Who was studiedMale mice, against littermate wild-type mice
What changedMice lacking the brain protein slept similar amounts to littermates that retained it
The catchOnly male mice were studied; sleep effects in females could differ