A prominent idea emerging from the study of sleep is that this key behavioural state is
regulated in a complex fashion by ecologically and physiologically relevant environmental …

Social isolation and loneliness have potent effects on public health,,–. Research in social
psychology suggests that compromised sleep quality is a key factor that links persistent …

Mating swarms of malaria mosquitoes form every day at sunset throughout the tropical
world. They typically last less than 30 minutes. Activity must thus be highly synchronized …

Pathogenic α-synuclein and tau are critical drivers of neurodegeneration, and their
mutations cause neuronal loss in patients. Whether the underlying preferential neuronal …

During sleep, most animal species enter a state of reduced consciousness characterized by
a marked sensory disconnect. Yet some processing of the external world must remain intact …

Sleep is vital for most animals, yet its mechanism and function remain unclear. We found that
permeability of the BBB (blood–brain barrier)—the organ required for the maintenance of …

In the face of severe environmental crises that threaten insect biodiversity, new technologies
are imperative to monitor both the identity and ecology of insect species. Traditionally, insect …

Sleep appears to be a universally conserved phenomenon among the animal kingdom, but
whether this notable evolutionary conservation underlies a basic vital function is still an …

To survive adverse environments, many animals enter a dormant state such as hibernation,
dauer, or diapause. Various Drosophila species undergo adult reproductive diapause in …

Alzheimer's disease is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder. Familial
forms of Alzheimer's disease associated with the accumulation of a toxic form of amyloid-β …