Rodents News
December 23, 2024
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Nov. 27, 2024 A fungus discovered in the mouse stomach may hold a key to fungal evolution within the gastrointestinal tract, according to new research. The finding suggests that preclinical studies until now have overlooked a major influencer of mouse ...
Nov. 20, 2024 A new study shows that cigarette-smoke induced changes to the microbiota resulted in increased severity of disease in mice infected with influenza A ...
Nov. 18, 2024 An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular organism, with which we share a common ancestor that ...
Nov. 15, 2024 Attempts to obtain eggs and offspring using oocytes in ovary have been made for keeping desirable traits in livestock, preserving human fertility, etc. Ovarian transplantation, one of those methods, ...
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Dec. 6, 2024 Researchers have identified the first mouse strain that is susceptible to severe COVID-19 without the need for genetic modification. This development marks a pivotal step forward in infectious ...
Nov. 8, 2024 Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. Research has shown that there's more to the humble mouse tail than ...
Oct. 15, 2024 Researchers tracked the behavior of mice using machine learning to understand how they handle aggressive behavior from other mice. The researchers' findings show that male mice deescalate aggressive ...
Oct. 1, 2024 Scientists have developed six lines of humanized mice that can serve as valuable models for studying human cases of ...
Sep. 25, 2024 New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect ...
Sep. 24, 2024 Scientists have uncovered critical differences between how innate-like T cells mature in humans and mice. Early in life, most innate-like T cells in the human thymus aren't able to use all of their ...
Sep. 11, 2024 Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in ...
Sep. 4, 2024 Researchers identified a mechanism for why some people will itch from an allergen or mosquito bite exposure, while others will not in a new study, ...
Aug. 23, 2024 A team of researchers has discovered a set of methods that enabled the first successful CRISPR-based genome editing in Nile grass ...
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Aug. 14, 2024 Researchers unveiled an approach to drug discovery that could revolutionize how we understand and treat diseases. Their commentary explains the limitations of studies using traditional mouse models ...
Aug. 6, 2024 Everyone wants to live to a ripe old age, but no one wants to be decrepit. Now, researchers demonstrated a treatment that could lengthen life -- and vigor -- up to the very end. Gerontologists ...
July 24, 2024 Researchers are working to create the first strain of mice that's genetically susceptible to late-onset Alzheimer's, with potentially transformative implications for dementia ...
June 18, 2024 Formation of the body axes is a critical part of embryonic development. They guarantee that all body parts end up where they belong and that no ears grow on our backs. The head-tail axis, for ...
June 11, 2024 To help probe the mystery of how brains control movement, scientists have created a virtual rat with an artificial brain that can move around just like a real rodent. The researchers found that ...
May 29, 2024 Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that reduced or eliminated drug-resistant bacterial infections in mouse models of acute pneumonia and sepsis while sparing healthy microbes in the mouse ...
May 15, 2024 What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are promiscuous? The answer may be a previously unknown hormone-generating cell. Scientists ...
May 2, 2024 Researchers have found that a brain disorder associated with flu (influenza-associated encephalopathy, or IAE) can be caused by the influenza virus entering the brain from the blood via endothelial ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Are mice clever enough to be strategic? A neuroscientist who studies learning in humans and animals, and who has long worked with mice, wondered why rodents often performed poorly in tests when they ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the first time scientists have successfully integrated the sensory apparatus of one species into ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Researchers have discovered the neural circuitry in the spinal cord that allows brain-independent motor learning. The study found two critical groups of spinal cord neurons, one necessary for new ...
Mar. 29, 2024 Branching patterns are prevalent in our natural environment and the human body, such as in the lungs and kidneys. For example, specific genes that express growth factor proteins are known to ...
Mar. 27, 2024 This unusual, subterranean mammal with extreme longevity shows genetic adaptations to low oxygen environments which could offer opportunities for advancing other areas of physiological and medical ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Psychologists have discovered a circuit in the brain of mice that makes them crave food and seek it out, even when they are not hungry. When stimulated, this cluster of cells propels mice to forage ...
Feb. 22, 2024 Australia can lay claim to two new species of native rodent thanks to a new study. The aptly named delicate mouse was previously thought to be a single species spanning a massive stretch of the ...
Feb. 14, 2024 A new study has examined social behavior of lab mice in large outdoor ...
Feb. 5, 2024 Retroviruses are viruses that multiply by incorporating their genes into the genome of a host cell. If the infected cell is a germ cell, the retrovirus can then be passed on to the next generation as ...
Jan. 24, 2024 An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a ...
Jan. 11, 2024 Scientists have long known that some viruses and bacteria begin infections by latching first onto sugar molecules on the surfaces of cells lining the sinuses and throat of mammals, including humans. ...
Jan. 8, 2024 Measuring airborne grass allergen levels instead of pollen counts will be more beneficial for hay fever sufferers as new research shows grass allergen levels are more consistently associated with hay ...
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- Rats Have an Imagination, New Research Suggests
- Research Connecting Gut Bacteria and Oxytocin Provides a New Mechanism for Microbiome-Promoted Health Benefits
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- Probiotics Delivered in Biofilm State Protect the Intestines and Brain in NEC Model
- Mummified Mice Discovered Atop Sky-High Andean Volcanoes
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- Discovery of Cross-Species Signaling Pathway Unlocks Mysteries Around Parasite Immunity and Development
- New Research Shows Dynamics of Memory-Encoding Synapses in the Brains of Live Mice
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- COVID-19 Omicron Variant Leads to Less Severe Disease in Mice, Study Finds
- Researchers Uncover Brain Waves Related to Social Behavior
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- Opioid Analgesic Fentanyl May Cause Autism-Like Behavior in Young Mice, Study Finds
- Unravelling the Diversity of the Wild House Mouse
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- Flu Causes Cardiac Complications by Directly Infecting the Heart
- Scientists Study Links Between Obesity, Age and Body Chemistry