A new study involving the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, published in the journal npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease, shows that when flies are kept in darkness, or in white light from which ...

The blue light that emanates from every smartphone and fluorescent bulb isn’t thought to be great for our health, particularly the health of our eyes. But a new study in fruit flies suggests ...

In a study on fruit flies, daily low-intensity blue light exposure (BLE), similar to that experienced daily by billions of humans in the form of LED lighting and device screens, changed flies at ...

Fruit flies were once the bane of my existence. No matter how many traps I left out, more flies would always spring into action as soon as I thoguht I'd quelled the plague.In the end, it was this ...

Labatt is bringing a new option to the fruit flavored beer market. The brand introduced a Blue Light Raspberry Lemon pilsner this month. Brewed with a blend of natural raspberry and lemon flavors ...

More information: Functional analysis of the transcription factor CcUNE10 in red and blue LED light irradiation promoted coloration of mandarin fruit, Journal of the Science of Food and ...

Fruit flies can be made to act like miniature robots Light and smells can turn flies into remote-controlled near-automatons.

The effects of exposure to blue light through our eyes aren’t new. But, are there more ways exposure to blue light impacts us? Oregon State University scientists used fruit flies to investigate.

A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging has shown that "excessive" blue light exposure may accelerate cell aging by disrupting the metabolic process.

Blue pigmentation doesn't exist in the plant kingdom. Blueberries have gotten around this by evolving a waxy coating that scatters blue and ultraviolet light using microscopic structures, a new ...

A new study in flies has shown that too much blue light from devices such as laptops, televisions and phones can lead to accelerated aging.

In a study on fruit flies, daily low-intensity blue light exposure (BLE), similar to that experienced daily by billions of humans in the form of LED lighting and device screens, changed flies at ...