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How taste response is hard-wired into the brain
Instantly reacting to the sweet lure of chocolate or the bitter taste of strychnine would seem to demand that such behavioral responses be so innate as to be hard-wired into the brain. view more (2006-01-19)
Microsurgery on the brain of the fruit fly leads to new insights into irreparable nerve injuries
Every year, one million Europeans are confronted with potentially irreparable brain or spinal cord injuries resulting from traffic accidents. view more (2008-06-04)
Counselling can increase fruit and vegetable intake
Behavioural counselling can increase consumption of fruit and vegetables among deprived adults, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers identified 271 patients, aged 18-70 years, from a health centre in a deprived, ethnically mixed inner city area. Patients were randomly assigned to two groups. One group received behavioural counselling... view more... (2003-04-15)
Scientists demonstrate means of reducing Alzheimer's-like plaques in fly brain
Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are part of a collaboration that has succeeded in demonstrating that overexpression of an enzyme in the brain can reduce telltale deposits causally linked with Alzheimer's disease. view more (2008-07-16)
UCSF study points to link to neurodegenerative disease target
The findings are relevant for ongoing research in identifying causes and developing treatments for neuromuscular neurodegenerative diseases in humans, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. view more (2005-09-02)
CSHL scientists discover a new way in which epigenetic information is inherited
Hereditary information flows from parents to offspring not just through DNA but also through the millions of proteins and other molecules that cling to it. view more (2008-12-01)
UIC researchers show protein routes messages in nerve cells
Nerve cells relay messages at blink-of-the-eye speeds by squirting chemicals called neurotransmitters across tiny gaps called synapses to awaiting message receptors. But lots of different receptors and neurotransmitters work simultaneously. Which goes where to send the proper message? view more (2005-07-14)
A fly's tiny brain may hold huge human benefits
Before swatting at one of those pesky flies that come out as the days lengthen and the temperature rises, one should probably think twice. view more (2008-03-25)
Nerve cells' power plants caught in a traffic jam
Nerve cells need lots of energy to work properly, and the energy needs to be delivered to the right place at the right time. By inducing a mutation in fruit flies, researchers have figured out that a particular gene governs the movement of cells' energy-producing units, called mitochondria. view more (2005-08-05)
Caltech researchers train computers to analyze fruit-fly behavior
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have trained computers to automatically analyze aggression and courtship in fruit flies, opening the way for researchers to perform large-scale, high-throughput screens for genes that control these innate behaviors. view more (2009-04-09)
Genome comparison of 12 fruit fly species
Researchers from the UAB Genomics, Bioinformatics and Evolution Group participated in an international research that has resulted in the completion of the genomes of ten new fruit fly species. The study also includes new data on the evolution of the twelve currently known species during the past sixty million years. view more (2007-11-16)
Diabetes research takes wing thanks to long-lived fruit fly
The creation of an extraordinarily long-lived fruit fly by genetics researchers at the University of Rochester has led scientists down an unexpected new path in the fight against diabetes. view more (2006-06-08)
Simpler and quicker toxin detection
Several naturally occurring moulds that can grow in and on fruits such as apples, pears and grapes produce the toxic chemical Patulin, which has been shown to cause adverse effects in animals. Now scientists, collaborating with industrial partners, have developed a rapid test for Patulin, something that has eluded the fruit industry for 20 years,... view more... (2005-04-07)
Fruit fly pest identified in wine grapes
A newly recognized pest in Oregon continues to concern fruit growers and researchers with the recent discovery of a Spotted Wing Drosophila fly in a sample of Willamette Valley wine grapes. view more (2009-10-16)
Identification of carbon dioxide receptors in insects may help fight infectious disease
Mosquitoes don't mind morning breath. They use the carbon dioxide people exhale as a way to identify a potential food source. But when they bite, they can pass on a number of dangerous infectious diseases, such as malaria, yellow fever, and West Nile encephalitis. view more (2006-12-14)
For the fruit fly, everything changes after sex
IMP Director Barry Dickson and his group are interested in the genetic basis of innate behaviour. They focus on the reproductive behaviour of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Two years ago, the team was able to identify the fruitless gene as a key regulator of mating behaviour. view more (2007-12-11)
Tumor suppressor gene in flies may provide insights for human brain tumors
In the fruit fly's developing brain, stem cells called neuroblasts normally divide to create one self-renewing neuroblast and one cell that has a different fate. But neuroblast growth can sometimes spin out of control and become a brain tumor. view more (2009-06-23)
Gene breakthrough heralds better prospect for malaria solution
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding the genetics of the insect parasite that is being targeted by researchers as a way of preventing the spread of malaria. view more (2006-07-25)
How do you know whether you are male or female?
New research published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology investigates this basic and much-studied question in the fruit fly, and comes to a surprising new conclusion. view more (2007-12-27)
Pediatrics study shows no link between juice and children's weight
Drinking a glass of 100 percent fruit juice has long been thought of as a healthy habit for both adults and children. Recently, however, people have been confused about juice - how much to drink, how much to serve their children - partly because of the natural sweet taste of fruit juice. view more (2006-10-30)
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