The hormone insulin plays a central role in the metabolism of many living organisms. When food is plentiful, insulin promotes ...

Because the fruit fly genome is thoroughly mapped and understood, the group was able to target in aging fruit flies genes that are known to play important roles in the accumulation of actin filaments.

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling ...

Age-related fertility decline in male fruit flies is linked to seminal fluid quality rather than sperm quantity. Older males produce more sperm, but females store fewer, likely due to poor seminal ...

Research in fruit flies has identified specific groups of cholinergic brain cells that are involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. This work could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila busckii has developed a tolerance to the toxic sulfur compound ...