Rodent News

• Breast Cancer
  Cancer
  Women's Health
  Gynecology
  Breastfeeding
  Colon Cancer
   

  Higher Estrogen Production in the Breast Could Confer Greater Cancer Risk Than Thought

  August 12, 2011 — Could some women who naturally produce excess aromatase in their breasts have an increased risk of developing breast cancer? Investigators say their mice study shows that overproduction of aromatase, ... > full story
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Mental Health Research
  Parkinson's Research
   

  Intestinal Protein May Have Role in ADHD, Other Neurological Disorders

  August 11, 2011 — A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric ... > full story
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Nervous System
  Chronic Illness
  Parkinson's Research
  Stem Cells
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Human-Cell-Derived Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Provides a New Way to Study the Majority of Cases

  August 11, 2011 — For decades, scientists have studied a laboratory mouse model that develops signs of the paralyzing disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as they age. Researchers have now developed a new model ... > full story
• Depression
  Mental Health Research
  Mental Health
  Stress
  Psychology Research
  Anxiety
   

  Possible Therapeutic Target for Depression and Addiction Identified

  August 10, 2011 — Researchers have identified an important part of the pathway through which stress affects mood and motivation for drugs. The finding may prove useful in humans by providing new potential targets for ... > full story
• Stroke Prevention
  Heart Disease
  Diseases and Conditions
  Immune System
  Human Biology
  STD
   

  Direct Link Between immunoglobulinE and Atherogenesis Demonstrated

  August 9, 2011 — There is an observed correlation between Immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels atherosclerosis, with twice amount of IgE present in patients with acute myocardial infarction as in patients with stable angina ... > full story
• Mice
  Biochemistry Research
  Biotechnology
  Developmental Biology
  Genetics
  Biology
   

  New Resource to Unlock the Role of microRNAs

  August 7, 2011 — The first mammalian microRNA knockout resource -- mirKO -- will soon be released. This research toolbox of mutant mouse ES cells, in which individual or clustered groups of microRNA genes have been ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Fertility
  Prostate Cancer
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Skin Cancer
  Lymphoma
   

  Making Sperm from Stem Cells in a Dish

  August 4, 2011 — Researchers have found a way to turn mouse embryonic stem cells into sperm. This finding opens up new avenues for infertility research and ... > full story
• Fossils
  New Species
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Extinction
  Soil Types
   
  

  Fossils of Forest Rodents Found in Highland Desert

  August 4, 2011 — Two new rodent fossils were discovered in the arid highlands of southern Bolivia. An online article describes the new species, a possible third, and two known species that are new inhabitants to that ... > full story
• Rodents
  Wild Animals
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mammals
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  African Rodent Uses 'Poison Arrow' Toxin to Deter Predators: First Known Mammal to Use Plant Poison in Defense

  August 2, 2011 — Woe to the clueless predator trying to make a meal of the African crested rat, a rodent that applies poisonous plant toxin to sponge-like hairs on its flanks, researchers have ... > full story
• Mice
  Neuropathy
  Rodents
  Nervous System
  Biology
  Alzheimer's Research
   

  Mice Point to a Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

  August 2, 2011 — Researchers have developed a mouse model for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy, a hereditary disease of the peripheral nervous system. They also found a potential therapy for this incurable ... > full story

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