Tag Archives: Study of fruit flies finds hunger causes brain changes that slow aging

Diet affects lifespan but hunger itself also can increase longevity. In Drosophila melanogaster — fruit flies — feeling hungry can increase lifespan because of changes in the brain, according to a new NIA-funded study published in Science. For this study, researchers from the University of Michigan promoted hunger in Drosophila in two different ways. First, they fed […]