Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica
Maternal sleep loss linked to later metabolic changes in mice
A mouse experiment linked sleep deprivation during pregnancy to altered fetal brain and liver gene activity and later metabolic and behavioral changes in offspring.A mouse experiment linked sleep deprivation during pregnancy to altered fetal brain and liver gene activity and later metabolic and behavioral changes in offspring.
Mouse studyLipid and ceramide metabolism
Who was studiedOffspring of sleep-deprived mice, into adulthood
What changedFemale offspring of sleep-deprived mothers developed difficulty controlling blood sugar as they aged
The catchMeasurements covered fetal gene activity, not its causal contribution to later metabolic changes