Chronic sleep deprivation harms development of growing babies
12 days ago
- #sleep research
- #cockroach biology
- #pregnancy health
- Pregnant cockroaches, like humans, need more sleep for proper development of their offspring.
- Chronic sleep deprivation in mother cockroaches prolongs gestation and disrupts milk protein production, harming baby development.
- The Pacific beetle-mimic cockroach nourishes its young with milk proteins, similar to human placenta, a rare trait among insects called 'viviparity'.
- Research on cockroach sleep habits provides insights into the importance of sleep, especially during pregnancy, for all species.
- Undergraduate students at the University of Cincinnati contribute to groundbreaking research, highlighting the value of hands-on learning in scientific discovery.