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Why we all need a good night’s sleep
Amita Sehgal
University of Pennsylvania
Jul 11, 2021
We seek to determine how circadian rhythms and sleep are integrated with physiological processes to provide optimal fitness and health. Using initially a Drosophila model, and more recently also mammalian models, we have found that aspects of the blood brain barrier (BBB) are controlled by the circadian clock. BBB properties are also influenced by sleep:wake state in Drosophila, and, in fact, appear to be contribute to functions of sleep. This and other work, which implicates sleep in the regulation of metabolic processes, is providing insights into sleep function