Could flies show how to personalise diet?

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Fruit flies and humans don’t just share a love of fruit in the warm summer months. We also share key genetic features, which scientists have been able to take advantage of in new research to better understand how diet affects health. The latest study, which is led by the University of Glasgow and published in […]

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Hunger provokes hangry behaviour

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Hunger provokes hangry behaviour, even in fruit flies: New research shows humans aren’t the only ones who can turn irritable and aggressive between meals.  Acting crabby, ratty or waspish can accompany feelings of hunger in people, but it turns out even tiny fruit flies get ‘hangry’ when deprived food. New research from the University of East […]

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