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Study reveals gut-brain link influences sleep and feeding behavior in fruit flies

15d ago· 3 min readenNews

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Researchers at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, led by Prof. Anissa Kempf, have discovered a surprising link between gut function, feeding behavior, and sleep in fruit flies. The study found that before newly hatched fruit flies feed for the first time, they need to empty their gut, and this gut-brain communication can influence behavior—specifically the relationship between eating and sleeping. The research adds to growing evidence that the gut communicates with the brain and can affect behavioral patterns.

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The gut does much more than just digest food.

Researchers led by Prof. Anissa Kempf at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, have now discovered a surprising link between gut function, feeding, and sleep in fruit flies.

Their study adds to growing evidence that the gut communicates with the brain and can influence behavior.

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Before newly hatched fruit flies feed for the first time, they need to empty their gut. But that’s not all: researchers led by Prof. Anissa Kempf at the Biozentrum have now discovered a surprising link between gut function, feeding, and sleep.

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