Viral studies of Drosophila melanogaster typically involve virus injection with a small needle, causing post-injury a wounding/wound healing response, in addition to the effects of viral infection. However, the metabolic response to the needle injury is understudied, and many viral investigations...
Aging is a complex biological process influenced by genetic factors, environmental conditions, and interactions between organisms and their associated microbes. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster provide complementary model systems for investigati...
Chronic sleep loss profoundly impacts metabolic health and shortens lifespan, but studies of the mechanisms involved have focused largely on acute sleep deprivation. To identify metabolic consequences of chronically reduced sleep, we conducted unbiased metabolomics on heads of three adult Drosoph...
Consumption of sugar-rich diets adversely affects health and reduces life expectancy through the excessive production and storage of triacylglycerides (TAGs) leading to metabolic dysfunction. Here, using Drosophila melanogaster, we identify the conserved Ras/MAPK signalling pathway as a key media...