Even when previously introduced to cocaine, Rothenfluh’s team noted that the insects routinely opted for pure sugar water ...

Cocaine-addicted fruit flies might sound crazy, but researchers say they could help us understanding cocaine addiction in ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine ...

Though simple, fruit flies are powerful tools for biomedical research. They reproduce quickly, are easy to manipulate ...

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies ...

Biologists know that animals that mature slowly tend to live longer, but they aren't sure why. A recent study of fruit flies ...

Researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies for the first time that can become addicted to the Class A drug.

Exploring the interaction between sensory neurons and drug aversion can offer clues to the genetic basis of addiction.

New research using fruit flies reveals that Alzheimer’s disease impacts not just the brain, but the entire body. Alzheimer’s ...