Someunseenvirusesaswellasbacteriacapableofcausinglife-threateninghumanillnesswerefoundinNewYorkCity'shousemice,accordingtoanewstudypublishedTuesday.Thefindingsa
Scientistsrecentlyfoundwhattheycalled"anxietycells"inthebrainsofmice,raisinghopestobettertreatanxietydisordersamonghumanbeings,accordingtomediareports.Thestudyp
ANewYorkUniversitystudyfoundthatmicebornviac-sectiongainmoreweightthanthosebornvaginally.That'sprobablybecausetheprocedurechangesabody'smicrobiome,thesetofbacte
ResearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,havefoundthatadministeringafragmentoftheklotho–alife-extendingproteinhormonethataminorityofpeoplenaturallypr
Anexperimentaldrugcouldhavemajorimplicationsforpatientssufferingfrommemorydisabilitiescausedbytraumaticbraininjury(TBI).Intests,thedrugknownasISRIBcompletelyres
ExperimentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,indicatethatobesemicewholosttheirsenseofsmellalsolostweight.Incontrast,micewithaboostedsenseofsmell,orso-calleds
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new study suggested Monday.
High-fat diet in pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new mice study suggested Monday.
TheremaybenewhopeforthosesufferingfromafatalbraindisordercalledHuntington’sDisease.ResearchersatEmoryUniversity,areusingagroundbreakinggeneeditingtoolcalledCRIS
After10yearsofresearch,scientistshavecomeupwithadrugthatcouldhelppeopletanwithoutexposuretothesun,potentiallyreducingtheriskofskincancer.Thedrugstimulatescellst
Children of obese parents more likely to be clumsy, not good with people and have trouble solving problems in early life, study finds. Fine motor skills and social competence compromised in children of obese parents, and doctors don’t know why. Also in health news: artists’ brush strokes may be window to degenerative brain disorders
A new study suggested that consumption of walnuts, a known health-boosting food rich in omega-3 fatty acids, had a particular ability to improve the metabolisms of obese mice that were fed an unhealthy, high fat, high-sugar diet.
U.S. researchers said Monday they have developed a new gene therapy that not only helped blind mice regain enough light sensitivity to distinguish flashing from non-flashing lights, but also restored light response to the retinas of dogs.
A Japanese research team has succeeded in turning mice transparent by administering them with special chemicals, a process the scientists say allows the observation of organs without dissection and contributes to studying progression of such diseases as cancers and diabetes, the Kyodo news agency reported Friday.
Mice that receive a "humanized " version of a speech and language gene exhibit accelerated learning, a new study said Monday.