Fruit flies on methamphetamine die largely as a result of anorexia
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 10:01
in Biology & Nature
A new study finds that, like humans, fruit flies exposed to methamphetamine drastically reduce their food intake and increase their physical activity. The study, which tracked metabolic and behavioral changes in fruit flies on meth, indicates that starvation is a primary driver of methamphetamine-related death in the insects.