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Fruit flies and test tubes shed new light on Alzheimer’s
They found that in test tube studies the molecule not only prevents the protein from forming clumps but can also reverse this process. Then, using fruit flies with Alzheimer’s disease, they...
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Alzheimer’s: working with Drosophila
Modern medicine and the science of public health have improved the lot of the Common Man and his life expectancy is gradually increasing. While this is to be commended, it has several unfortunate...
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Under the Microscope #14 - Fruit fly brain and gut
Check out the rest of the Under the Microscope video series here: io9.comPaola Cognigni:"This video shows the anatomical and functional connection between the brain and the gut in the fruit fly,...
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Surprising solution to fly eye mystery
Fly eyes have the fastest visual responses in the animal kingdom, but how they achieve this has long been an enigma. A new study shows that their rapid vision may be a result of their photoreceptors -...
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World first for fly research
The first ever basic training package to teach students and scientists how to best use the fruit fly, Drosophila, for research has been published. It’s hoped it will encourage more researchers working...
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Scientists wake up to causes of sleep disruption in Alzheimer’s disease
Being awake at night and dozing during the day can be a distressing early symptom of Alzheimer's disease, but how the disease disrupts our biological clocks to cause these symptoms has remained...
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African universities reap fruits of fly research
Drosophila melanogaster, better known as the humble fruit fly, has emerged as the unlikely basis of an attempt to help to stem a “brain drain” from African universities.While they may be loathed by...
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Opinion: How fruit flies can help keep African scientists at home
The humble fruit fly is being put to an unusual use in sub-Saharan Africa: it’s being used as bait. Its intended lure? It’s hoped that the tiny creature, whose scientific name is Drosophila...
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Opinion: Can organs have a sexual identity?
A new study published in Nature suggests that the stem cells that allow our organs to grow “know” their own sexual identity, and this influences how they function. These findings could explain why the...
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