Fruit flies raised on a low protein diet early in life can live over twice as long as their peers Date: November 9, 2017 Source: The Francis Crick Institute Summary: ...

Morgridge Center for Research Investigator and University of Wisconsin professor of genetics Daniela Drummond-Barbosa gave insight into the connection between fruit flies and human health Sept. 14 ...

Scientists fed fruit flies a diet to make them extra plump. In their old age, the researchers put them on a diet and found remarkable results. If the findings transfer to humans, it might mean we ...

We share 98% of our DNA with primates, 97.5% with mice, and 60% with fruit flies. Yes, fruit flies. And given we share key genetic ­features, fruit flies make excellent models for research ...

A high-fat diet reduces male fruit fly aggression after concussions, UConn researchers report in the 30 October issue of Frontiers in Neuroscience. The findings hint at potential treatments to ...

A fly’s diet perfectly suits its role in nature. ... There are over 120,000 species of flies, including houseflies, blowflies, fruit flies, gnats, hoverflies, and more.

Technically, it's the yeast they crave, produced by yummy rotting fruit, but they can consume quite a lot of ethanol as a result of that fruity diet. Yes, fruit flies have ultra-fast metabolisms ...

Fruit flies live short and fast—the lifespan of flies raised on a high-calorie diet is less than 80 days, while the longest-lived on a low-calorie diet can reach 120 days.

The hormones in our gut may play a significant role in the aging process. A study has found that gut hormones could control how long we live. The discovery sheds some light on how our diet influences ...