Posts Tagged ‘mice’
Alcoholic mice live to drink
INDIANA U. (US) — A new line of mice, bred to prefer alcohol over all other beverages, is expected to offer insight into the role genetics and lifestyle play in alcoholism. Continue…
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:10 - 2 Comments
Top Stories - Dec 1, 2011 7:26 - 0 Comments
Potent antibodies protect mice from HIV
CALTECH (US) — Researchers for the past year have been studying a group of potent HIV-neutralizing antibodies. Now biologists have discovered a way to deliver the antibodies to mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 9, 2011 9:22 - 0 Comments
How to build a better clinical trial
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A new study calls into question the reliance on using animal models, specifically mice, in human cardiovascular research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 25, 2011 8:49 - 0 Comments
‘Freaky’ mouse battles poison—and wins
RICE (US) — A genetic mutation evolved over millennia has turned the ordinary house mouse into Mighty Mouse—with the power to resist common poison. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 20, 2011 11:45 - 0 Comments
Male mice take a cue from Bieber
U. FLORIDA (US) — To get the girl, some male mice have to channel their inner Justin Bieber—wooing the ladies with amazing high-pitched vocals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 8, 2011 11:50 - 1 Comment
Seeing the light preps brain for vision
BROWN U. (US) — Two studies—one with mice pups and one with tadpoles—show how exposure to light early in life helps organize and refine the circuitry of vision systems. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 2, 2011 9:55 - 0 Comments
Say cheese: Nanotubes take mice gut pics
STANFORD (US) — A new imaging method offers a clear view of living mouse innards, an improvement that could aid in drug testing and development. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2010 12:55 - 2 Comments
Food plays hard to get (yum-yum)
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Having to work hard for food makes it taste better, a study with mice finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2010 10:29 - 3 Comments
How moms-to-be tame their immune systems
CALTECH (US)—The concept of pregnancy makes no sense—at least not from an immunological point of view. A fetus is made of cells and tissues that are biologically distinct from its mother—precisely what the immune system is meant to search out and destroy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 25, 2010 15:03 - 3 Comments
3-D look inside a whole mouse
YALE (US)—Engineers have for the first time created 3-D models of whole intact mouse organs, a feat they accomplished using fluorescence microscopy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 18, 2010 13:57 - 0 Comments
When do newborns first feel cold?
USC (US)—Cold sensing neural circuits in newborn mice take around two weeks to become fully active, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2010 12:34 - 0 Comments
Epilepsy model points out affected neurons
EMORY (US)—The creation of a mouse model of a genetic form of human epilepsy will allow scientists to dissect affected neurons and precisely define associated physiological changes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2010 15:47 - 1 Comment
Heart-friendly walnuts help prostate, too
UC DAVIS (US)—Walnut consumption slows the growth of prostate cancer in mice and has beneficial effects on multiple genes related to the control of tumor growth and metabolism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 7, 2009 12:43 - 1 Comment
Brain’s balancing act key to learning
NYU (US)—Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2009 19:07 - 2 Comments
Clearing away insomnia’s mental fog
U. PENN (US)—Deficits caused by sleep deprivation, including an inability to focus, learn, or memorize, may be reversible by reducing a specific enzyme that builds up in the brain’s hippocampus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2009 18:24 - 0 Comments
Getting personal with cancer treatment
MCGILL (CANADA)—Researchers have discovered a previously unknown series of interactions between genes that control whether cells become cancerous. The discovery may lead to a new generation of targeted therapies tuned to individual patients. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 29, 2009 13:05 - 7 Comments
Exercise offers some protection from flu
IOWA STATE (US)—Researchers have found one more reason that exercise is good for you: Moderate daily workouts appear to lessen the severity of flu symptoms and even help keep the flu at bay in mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 19, 2009 12:44 - 0 Comments
Nanotags spot cancer early in mice
STANFORD (US)—A new biosensor chip has detected cancer tumors in mice earlier than any detection technology currently in use. The nanosensor is up to 1,000 times more sensitive and can be used to detect markers of diseases other than cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 15, 2009 17:37 - 0 Comments
‘Hairy’ microbe spurs immune response
NYU (US)—Scientists have identified a bizarre-looking microbial species that can single-handedly kick start the production of specialized immune cells in mice. The finding could point to a similar phenomenon in humans, helping researchers understand how gut-dwelling bacteria protect us from pathogenic bacteria, such as virulent strains of E. coli. (more…)
