Why social isolation can bring a greater risk of illness

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 12:52 in Biology & Nature

Social isolation in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, leads to sleep loss, which in turn leads to cellular stress and the activation of a defense mechanism called the unfolded protein response.

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