New research — fruit fly neurons hold the key to the molecular causes of mental diseases

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 08:01 in Biology & Nature

New research involving the removal and analysis of single neurons from fruit fly (Drosophila) embryos has revealed insights into the causes of mental diseases such as bipolar disease. The findings are published today, 11th October 2016, in Scientific Reports by a team of scientists from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and the […]

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