Researchers, supported by the NIH's BRAIN Initiative, have created a comprehensive map of the fruit fly brain, identifying ...
At the start of October, scientists completed accurately mapping the entire brain of a fruit fly, along with releasing ...
Buildup of a protein called filamentous actin, or F-actin, in the brain inhibits the removal of cellular wastes, including DNA, lipids, proteins and organelles. The resulting accumulation of waste ...
By preventing the build-up of F-actin in the brain, researchers extended the healthy lifespan of fruit flies by approximately ...
Not only have researchers identified how a common cellular protein affects aging, but they’ve tweaked the genes that produce ...
In the world of neuroscience, breakthroughs often come from unexpected places. One such source is the Drosophila melanogaster ...
Humans and fruit flies both may become forgetful as they age. But because fruit flies have a lifespan of only about two months, they can be a useful model for understanding the cognitive decline that ...
Maxim Berg/Unsplash Key takeawaysBuildup of a protein called filamentous actin, or F-actin, in the brain inhibits the removal of cellular wastes ...
Preventing F-actin buildup in aging fruit flies by altering specific genes enhanced cellular recycling, reduced waste accumulation, and extended their healthy lifespan by about 30%. Humans aren’t the ...
Founder of the artificial intelligence R&D lab says scientific understanding can prevent mis-steps in developing the technology ...
Disrupting F-actin in aged brains restored brain autophagy to youthful levels and reversed some cellular markers of brain ...
The outcome of the UCLA research, however, was pretty mindblowing. The research found that cellular clutter and faulty ...