A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. The paper, published in the ...

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

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

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

Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution.

For maggots, the experience of eating a succulent meal isn’t just about how their food tastes, but also how it feels.

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers have investigated this question.

In a new study published in the journal PLOS Biology, researchers found that when it comes to food preferences, texture can ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the ...

The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just ...