"Sex-deprived male fruit flies are more likely to drink alcohol to excess than those who’ve had sex, new research finds."According to a recently published story, "as the levels of this neuropeptide change in the brain so does the fly’s behavior" – the lower the level, the greater the imbibing.
The neuropeptide found in the fruit fly looks a lot like the one found in humans: " Researchers hypothesize that this neuropeptide Y may play a similar role in people – connecting social triggers like sex or the lack of sex to behaviours such as excessive drinking and drug abuse."
Full story (with video) at The Star.
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