Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore ...

Fifteen years ago, researchers introduced the first two mouse models of autism, each carrying a genetic mutation linked to autism in humans. They claimed that these mice behaved like autistic humans, ...

Laboratory mice are deliberately making mistakes during experiments and annoying the scientists watching them. The humble lab ...

In the study, researchers tracked the behavior and brain activity in the hippocampus of adult mice as they learned and ...

A Michigan State University researcher's new model for studying breast cancer could help scientists better understand why and ...

reports evidence that a synthetic vitamin K precursor can be used to slow the progression of prostate cancer in lab mice. Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men ...

In the study, first author Anna Nogalska and her colleagues found striking differences in how quickly the immune system ages -- even among lab mice with the same genetic background raised in ...

So how helpful have lab mice been in furthering our understanding of autism? Where should we be focusing our research efforts?

Our laboratory uses transgenic mice as a model system that can be engineered to reproduce focused aspects of the disease. These models allow us to test cellular and molecular hypotheses about causes ...

Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore the bodily and cognitive effects of stress and discover anti-anxiety ...