Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. New research from the Okinawa Institute of ...

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 previously assumed. Using a novel experimental setup ...

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 ...

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

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

Memories are constantly adapting in the brain over time, dynamically updating as people encounter new information and fresh ...

Findings suggest that molecules made by gut bacteria are key for the beneficial effects of the ketogenic diet in MS models.

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

Their research focused on mice, which exhibit this same shaking behavior. Led by neuroscientist Dawei Zhang, the study explains that the key players are specialized touch-sensing neurons called ...

A Johns Hopkins study reveals that anti-VEGF treatments for wet AMD may unintentionally elevate ANGPTL4, a protein that ...

Andrechek’s research is physiologically relevant since it takes about two years for the mice to develop a tumour, which means ...