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michael

beer goggles in #Drosophila

eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #flies #alcohol

EurekAlert!Alcohol makes male flies sexyA team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has investigated why the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster drinks alcohol and has shown that alcohol has a direct and positive effect on the mating success of male flies. This effect is due to the increased production of sex pheromones after alcohol consumption, which makes males that have consumed alcohol more attractive to females. Male flies are therefore strongly attracted to alcohol, especially when they are not yet mated. Three different neural circuits in the flies' brains control the response when the flies smell alcohol: While two olfactory receptors are responsible for attracting male flies to small amounts of alcohol, a third ensures that excessive amounts have a deterrent effect. Because alcohol is toxic, the flies must carefully weigh the risks and benefits of drinking alcohol.
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RDN

Male fruit flies have three different brain circuits that allow them to regulate their alcohol intake so that it is sufficient to stimulate production of sex pheromones (leading to greater mating success) while avoiding intoxication.

Summary: phys.org/news/2025-04-alcohol-

Original paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

Methanol is particularly effective at stimulating pheromone production. Don't try this at home.

Phys.org · Alcohol makes male fruit flies more attractive to females by boosting sex pheromones, researchers findBy Max Planck Society
#Science#FruitFlies#Alcohol
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RDN

Male rats showed long-term impairment in learning, exploration, and rapid decision-making after heavy alcohol exposure for a month. Female rats did not show the same level of impairment.

Summary: medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04

Original paper: science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

Medical Xpress · Alcohol's lasting impact: Study reveals how heavy drinking damages cognitionBy Johns Hopkins University
#Science#Cognition#Learning
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Ricard Torres

🇰🇷 On April 2nd 2023 I was landing in South Korea for a night layover on my way to Japan 😋

I met with my Korean friends for a BBQ. It was fantastic 💯

The only thing I do not recommend is drinking upon landing, the jet lag takes longer to go away for me when I do 😴

Korean barbecue with pork belly and kimchi
#Meat#Food#SouthKorea
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Vastmans 🌈🌱

14 pinten, mensen. 14. Waarom blijft #alcohol bij mijn generatie nog altijd synoniem van #gezelligheid? Waarom blijft mijn generatie denken dat ze dan nog in staat is om te rijden? Vingerwijzen moet niet. #Introspectie des te meer. Ja, u ook. 🙄

standaard.be/binnenland/tom-wa

De Standaard · Tom Waes had 2,44 promille alcohol in bloed bij ongeval en droeg geen gordelOp het moment van zijn ongeval eind november 2024 droeg Tom Waes geen gordel en had hij 2,44 promille alcohol in het bloed, ofwel het equivalent van minstens veertien pinten, dat meldt Het Laatste Nieuws en werd aan De Standaard bevestigd. Het VRT-gezicht moet op 5 mei voor de rechter verschijnen.
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