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Plant Poison Turns Seed-Eating Mouse Into Seed Spitter
June 14, 2012 — In Israel's Negev Desert, a plant called sweet mignonette or taily weed uses a toxic "mustard oil bomb" to make the spiny mouse spit out the plant's seeds when eating the fruit. Thus, the plant has ... > full story -
Anxious Mice Make Lousy Dads
June 13, 2012 — Normally, male California mice are surprisingly doting fathers, but new research suggests that high anxiety can turn these good dads ... > full story -
Stem-Cell-Growing Surface Enables Bone Repair
May 23, 2012 — Researchers have demonstrated that a special surface, free of biological contaminants, allows adult-derived stem cells to thrive and transform into multiple cell types. Their success brings stem cell ... > full story -
Allergies? Some Pollens Are Much More Aggressive Than Others
May 21, 2012 — There are pollens -- and then there are pollens, as scientists from across Europe discovered while investigating the allergic potential of pollens from the three main triggers of hay fever in Europe: ... > full story -
Scientists Find Differences in Naked Mole Rat's Protein Disposers
May 11, 2012 — The naked mole rat's unusually long and healthy life span may be explained by cellular machinery that disposes of damaged proteins. Scientists found that this machinery differs in composition from ... > full story -
Long-Lived Rodents Have High Levels of Brain-Protecting Factor
May 10, 2012 — The naked mole rat, which lives 25 to 30 years, maintains large amounts of a neuroprotective protein called NRG-1 throughout ... > full story -
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New Animal Model for One of the Least Understood Medical Issues: ADHD
May 10, 2012 — To better understand the cause of ADHD and to identify methods to prevent and treat it, researchers have developed a new form of specially bred mouse that mimics the ... > full story -
Repeat Act: Parallel Selection Tweaks Many of the Same Genes to Make Big and Heavy Mice
May 8, 2012 — Organisms are adapted to their environment through their individual characteristics, like body size and body weight. Such complex traits are usually controlled by many genes. As a result, individuals ... > full story -
Biodiversity Loss May Cause Increase in Allergies and Asthma
May 7, 2012 — Declining biodiversity may be contributing to the rise of asthma, allergies, and other chronic inflammatory diseases among people living in cities worldwide, a Finnish study ... > full story -
Delayed Female Sexual Maturity Linked to Longer Lifespan in Mice
May 7, 2012 — Female mice from strains with lower IGF1 levels reach sexual maturity at a significantly later age. Combined with previous research showing that mouse strains with lower circulating levels of IGF1 ... > full story
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