Drosophila

Published research on Drosophila.

DrugsJul 9, 2026

Nighttime Caffeine Increased Impulsivity Through Dopamine in Fly Study

A 2025 iScience study found that nighttime caffeine increased motor impulsivity in Drosophila, with dose-dependent loss-of-inhibition events across n = 30-32 flies per behavioral condition a…

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BrainJun 20, 2026

Parkinson’s Sex Differences: Male Flies Show Stronger Rotenone Stress

A 2026 Drosophila Parkinson’s model exposed male and female flies to 500 μM rotenone. By 60 days, male flies had worse survival/climbing than female flies; the paper is a vulnerability scree…

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