2020.12.01

Gut Microbes: A Key to Normal Sleep

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan find that normal sleep in mice depends on bacteria that help make neurotransmitters such as serotonin in the gut.
The article, “Gut microbiota depletion by chronic antibiotic treatment alters the sleep/wake architecture and sleep EEG power spectra in mice,” was published in Scientific Reports.

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