A mini brain microscope for mice
A mini microscope that can be mounted on the heads of mice to record their brain activity is set to be a ‘game changer’ for studying...
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Gege Li
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Potential treatments for severe asthma
An inflammatory molecule appears to be the cause of airway damage in severe asthma, a new US study in mouse and human tissue has found....
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Tumours in mice grow faster at night
The ability of an animal’s immune system to fight cancer is dependent on the time of day, according to new research using mice....
Gege Li
Dec 5, 20221 min read
How the foetus can ‘self-repair’ wounds
Damage to the protective sac that surrounds a foetus in the womb can be repaired in part by the foetus itself, a new study in humans and...
Gege Li
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Brain & breathing ‘closely linked’
Using animal and human brain imaging studies, researchers have revealed how the act of breathing can shape the brain. A study led by...
Gege Li
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Lab animal monitoring for better science
An EU initiative to improve the home cage monitoring of rodents used for research has published a report on its first year of progress....
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Brain research prizes & animal studies
Hamsters, flies and mice are among the animals that have been central to discoveries in research at this year’s Society for Neuroscience...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Gene edited mice to improve research
The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell, UK, is looking to fund projects to develop models of genetically altered mice for use in biomedical...
Gege Li
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Shedding light on sleep and diseases
Several recent studies in mice have helped our understanding of sleep and how it is linked to stress and diseases such as Alzheimer's. A...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Understanding diabetes using mice
Scientists who have observed how a specific gene works in mice, believe their findings could help develop new types of diabetes...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Combined treatment kills tumours
US researchers have found that a new type of cancer treatment, tested in mice, can completely destroy colon and rectal tumours in a...
Gege Li
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Tracking immune cells in mouse tumours
Swiss researchers have found a method to monitor immune cells, in brain and breast tumours of mice, without the use of invasive cancer...
Gege Li
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Protecting against fungal pneumonia
Researchers have discovered, in mice, how immunity is acquired against fungal infections, for which there are currently no approved human...
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Fatty tissue & global parasitic disease
The fatty tissue around the intestines of mice can protect them from parasitic infections, a new study has found. Research led by EARA...
Georgios Petrellis
Oct 24, 20221 min read
The skin condition that differs by sex
By studying mice, scientists have advanced their understanding of why men suffer from severe psoriasis more than women. A study at Kyoto...
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Male hormone helps fight rare cancer
Male mice appear to be better at fighting diseases, such as adrenal cancer, than female mice, according to a study by French scientists....
Gege Li
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Enzyme therapy for fatal brain disorder
Research in animals has provided key clues for treating infantile Batten disease (CLN1 disease), an incurable brain disorder that can...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 11, 20221 min read
A fibre diet limits MS-like symptoms
Scientists have found that guar gum, a good source of fibre, can successfully limit inflammation and delay Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Fasting & countering inflammation
A study reveals that sending signals of fasting to the brain of mice can help their body combat inflammation. In the study, UK scientists...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Understanding DMD muscle degeneration
Scientists may have answered how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) starts to form, using mice. DMD is a disease caused by a genetic...
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