Amino-acid imbalance explains extension of lifespan by dietary restriction in Dros...
Dietary restriction extends healthy lifespan in diverse organisms and reduces fecundity. It is widely assumed to induce adaptive reallocation of nutrients from reproduction to somatic maint...
Nature,
Wed Dec 02 10:21:25 PST 2009
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Balancing Protein Intake May Be Key To Long Life
Image Caption: Rows of jars containing Drosophila, also known as fruit flies, being bred in laboratory conditions. As Drosophila can be bred easily in mass and have a short lifespan, scient...
redOrbit,
Thu Dec 03 05:52:50 PST 2009
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Research On The Molecular Basis Of Body Size
For his research about why the body parts of a single animal develop into different sizes, Michael Crickmore, a regional winner from North America, has been named the 2009 Grand Prize winne...
Medical News Today,
Sat Dec 05 03:40:30 PST 2009
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RNA on the move
In the fruitfly Drosophila, oskar mRNA, which is involved in defining the animal's body axes, is produced in the nuclei of nurse cells neighboring the oocyte, and must be transported to the...
Science Daily,
Wed Dec 02 07:27:06 PST 2009
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How nutrition affects healthy aging
( Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ) A new study of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging could help to understand the positive effect of dietary restriction on healthy aging. Previous evide...
EurekAlert!,
Fri Dec 04 06:35:57 PST 2009
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Key To Healthy Long Life Could Lie In Balancing Protein Intake Rather Than Calorie...
UK researchers studying flies suggest that balancing protein intake rather than reducing calories may be the key to healthy ageing; their findings may explain why calorie restriction, cutti...
Medical News Today,
Fri Dec 04 05:25:10 PST 2009
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Research on the molecular basis of body size
( American Association for the Advancement of Science ) For his research about why the body parts of a single animal develop into different sizes, Michael Crickmore, a regional winner from ...
EurekAlert!,
Thu Dec 03 11:27:39 PST 2009
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Full speed ahead
Physical forces acting in and around cells are fast -- and making waves in the world of molecular biology
The Scientist,
Thu Dec 03 10:37:01 PST 2009
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U Miami Researchers Using $2.6M NIH Grant to Create Neuron-Protein-Protein Interac...
Attempting the "first systematic inspection of when and where each protein-protein interaction takes place in vivo ," investigators at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, have set on cre...
GenomeWeb News,
Thu Dec 03 09:30:32 PST 2009
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Wed Dec 02 10:08:42 PST 2009
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Fruit Flies Can Shed Light On High Cholesterol, Obesity In Humans
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats. More importantly, according to two new studies led by a Unive...
Medical News Today,
Thu Dec 03 08:26:32 PST 2009
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The Key To Long Life May Not Be Dietary Restriction But Balancing Protein Intake
Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy ageing than reducing calories, new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and Research into Ageing sugge...
Medical News Today,
Thu Dec 03 08:27:32 PST 2009
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New Role For Fruit Flies In The Search For Addiction Treatments
Fruit flies may seem like unlikely heroes in the battle against drug abuse, but new research suggests that these insects - already used to study dozens of human disease - could claim that r...
Medical News Today,
Thu Dec 03 08:25:25 PST 2009
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Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do -- by eating a diet that's too rich in fats.
Science Daily,
Wed Dec 02 19:28:40 PST 2009
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Latest Epidemic? High Cholesterol, Obesity In Fruit Flies
Tiny insects can shed light on human regulatory processes, U of U-led studies findHow do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do
redOrbit,
Wed Dec 02 17:18:53 PST 2009
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Fruit fly uses same mechanisms as humans to regulate cholesterol, fat
Washington, Dec 3 : Fruit flies use the same molecular mechanisms as humans to help maintain proper balances of cholesterol and a key form of stored fat that contributes to obesity, two new...
New Kerala,
Thu Dec 03 03:52:00 PST 2009
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RNA On The Move
EMBL scientists are the first to visualize the mechanism responsible for oskar mRNA transportIn the fruit fly Drosophila, oskar mRNA, which is involved in defining the animal's body axes, i...
redOrbit,
Mon Nov 30 15:19:42 PST 2009
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Right balance of proteins, not cutting calories, 'key' to longevity
London, Dec 3 : A diet containing just the right mix of proteins may be more important than reducing calories for a long and healthy life, according to new study on fruit flies.
New Kerala,
Thu Dec 03 00:26:20 PST 2009
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Fruit flies use same molecular mechanisms as humans for maintaining cholestrol
More importantly, according to two new studies led by a University of Utah human geneticist, fruit flies use the same molecular mechanisms as humans to help maintain proper balances of chol...
News-Medical-Net,
Wed Dec 02 20:45:44 PST 2009
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