New drug resets the body clock and cuts jet lag recovery nearly in half

A research team led by scientists from several Japanese institutions has identified a compound called Mic-628 that directly influences the body's internal timing system. The group included Emeritus Professor Tei H. (Kanazawa University), Associate Professor Takahata Y. (Osaka University), Professor Numano R. (Toyohashi University of Technology), and Associate Professor Uriu K. (Institute of Science Tokyo). Their experiments showed that Mic-628 specifically activates Per1, ...