I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...

It's happened to all of us—the bunch of bananas meant to be used in smoothies or enjoyed as a healthy snack is now sitting on the kitchen counter, turning a not-so-appetizing shade of brown. Besides ...

Using fruit flies, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new model for investigating the genetic drivers of a rare but aggressive brain tumor in children. The work has already ...

Siphiwe Dlamini receives funding from the National Research Foundation. To help tackle the problem, the government has introduced several public health measures targeting key risk factors, including ...

If you have a fruit bowl in your kitchen that's regularly full of apples, oranges, bananas, and other fruits which are safe at room temperature, then you've probably seen at least one fruit fly ...

South Africa is facing a sharp rise in obesity-related diseases like type 2 diabetes. Between 2010 and 2019, the prevalence of diabetes nearly tripled from 4.5% to 12.7%. This increase is linked to ...

Sunday's NFL schedule features four games in the 4 p.m. ET window, including the Indianapolis Colts looking to continue their shocking, dominant start to the season on the road against the Los Angeles ...

Several rivalries are set to renew on Saturday night, including No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Alabama and No. 20 USC vs. No. 13 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET, as well as No. 23 Utah vs. No. 15 BYU at 8 p.m.

Researchers studying the courtship behaviour of a tiny, pesky insect have identified the genes that are needed for the formation of long-term memory and the switches that turn them on -- findings that ...

The Huntington’s Disease Society of India (HDSI) hosted its second annual meeting at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, in August this year, bringing together patients, caregivers, researchers, and clinicians ...

In 2001, family and friends of Jim Himelic embarked on a mission to raise $1 million to eradicate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - also known as Lou Gehrig's disease - in memory of the Pima ...