dark controls) were quantified per sample
dark controls) were quantified per sample. == Lipid peroxidation assays == The Lipid Peroxidation (MDA) Assay Package (Colorimetric/Fluorometric) (Abcam, Cat# ab118970) was used as per the manufacturers instructions. synergistic with dietary antioxidant supplementation. == Neuroscience: Vision is stress filled for aged flies == Paradoxically, light is essential to get vision, yet it also induces stress that damages the sensitive cells in the eye. Vikki Weake and her group at Purdue University analyzed how exposure to blue light causes damage to the retina in fruit flies. Blue light causes death of photoreceptors, the light-sensing neurons. Surprisingly, very young flies are resistant to blue light. Increasing levels BMS-983970 of a single protein, Cytochrome-b5, mimicked youthful resilience in older flies. Cytochrome-b5 is central to an ancient cellular defense system that protects membranes from…