Drosophila—commonly known as fruit flies—are a valuable model for human heart pathophysiology, including cardiac aging and cardiomyopathy. However, a choke point in evaluating fruit fly hearts is the need for human intervention ...
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A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a new study led ...
Jul 2, 2024
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In her time at Duke, Khanh Vien figures she's dissected close to 10,000 fly brains. For her Ph.D. she spent up to eight hours each day peering at baby flies under the microscope, teasing out tiny brains a fraction the size ...
Jun 26, 2024
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A research team at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, US has discovered that even very mild, non-lethal head injuries early in life can lead to neurodegenerative conditions later in life upon aging.
Jun 4, 2024
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In behavioral experiments using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a research team at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology studied the control of food intake in the brain. Similar to humans, molecules similar ...
May 31, 2024
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A new study by EPFL scientists shows that age-related decline in motor ability can be countered in fruit flies by enhancing the expression of the protein Trio, suggesting potential treatments for age-related movement decline.
May 29, 2024
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A team of researchers from the University of Toronto has identified a gene in fruit flies that regulates the types of connections between flies within their "social network."
May 28, 2024
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For years, people have used intermittent fasting to lose unwanted pounds, while others fast for religious reasons. The popular diet trend is generally safe, but some studies suggest that time-restricted eating could cause ...
May 23, 2024
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Over 350 million surgeries are performed globally each year. For most of us, it's likely at some point in our lives we'll have to undergo a procedure that needs general anesthesia.
May 18, 2024
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If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. UC Riverside researchers have learned how fly embryo cells develop as they need to, opening a window into human development and possible treatments ...
May 18, 2024
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