Very interesting. Has to do with body heat regulation…of course, the star of the show is the fruit fly…
In findings that one day may help people sleep better, scientists have uncovered the first molecular evidence that two anciently conserved proteins in the brains of insects and mammals share a common biological ancestry as regulators of body temperature rhythms crucial to metabolism and sleep.
“We’re looking for a mechanistic understanding of how body temperature rhythms are regulated. This would have positive impacts on the treatment of circadian clock diseases, sleep problems and human health,” explains Fumika Hamada, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Cincinnati Children’s, one of the study’s lead investigators.
