Medical research
Genes can affect our nutrient tolerance
Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are essential nutrients to all animals. Yet dietary variation between species, populations and individuals can vary dramatically.
Apr 19, 2022
0
44
News tagged with flies
Ophthalmology
Gardener's itchy eye turns out to be maggot larvae infestation
A team of doctors at University Hospital of Saint-Etienne in France recently found that the source of an itchy eye reported by a gardener who turned up at their emergency department was due to the presence of maggot larvae ...
Genetics
The surprising twist behind a rare neurological disorder
A fruit fly study, by an international group of researchers, has pinpointed how a genetic mutation causes one of the important molecular machines in our cells to malfunction. The findings provide a biological mechanism behind ...
Apr 4, 2022
0
115
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Researchers show protein controls process that goes awry in Parkinson's disease
As scientists work toward finding a cure for Parkinson's disease, one line of research that has emerged focuses on mitochondria, the structures within cells that make energy. The health of those structures is maintained through ...
Mar 24, 2022
0
235
Immunology
Scientists discover master regulator that boosts an immune cell's energy for tissue invasion
Immune cells are our body's police force, but how can they reach the crime scene fast? At the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) researchers have now discovered a new protein that boosts energy production ...
Mar 23, 2022
0
7
Genetics
Discovery of a gene whose overexpression prevents development of Parkinson's in fruit flies and mice
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons. The degeneration of these neurons prevents the transmission of signals controlling ...
Mar 17, 2022
0
34
Neuroscience
Suppression of Fli-1 protects against pericyte loss, could be new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease is an enormous problem that, with an aging population, will only become bigger. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and 1 in 3 seniors will die of it, according to the Alzheimer's ...
Mar 10, 2022
1
53
Medical research
Scientists discover how our circadian rhythm can be both strong and flexible
From tiny fruit flies to human beings, all animals on Earth maintain their daily rhythms based on their internal circadian clock. The circadian clock enables organisms to undergo rhythmic changes in behavior and physiology ...
Feb 17, 2022
0
6
Genetics
New research links genes to a longer human lifespan
A group of genes that play an essential role in building components of our cells can also impact human lifespan, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jan 25, 2022
0
139
Neuroscience
Biologists identify neural circuits associated with aging
Biologists at the University of Iowa have pinpointed how fruit flies—no matter their age—maintained neural circuits for certain motor functions, while losing their edge in other performance measures.
Jan 12, 2022
0
8
