We’ve all heard the joke: What does the “19” in Covid-19 stand for?
The number of pounds you gain when you’re lonely in lockdown.
Clever enough, but the fact is, many people do put on pounds in isolation. Not only that, people tend to sleep less when deprived of social interaction.
Now, a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature reveals that fruit flies cope the same way as humans when isolated from their kin: they gain weight and sleep irregularly.
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