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Prenatal Intervention Reduces Learning Deficit in Mice
November 30, 2012 — Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, ... > full story -
How, in the Animal World, a Daughter Avoids Mating With Her Father: Paternal 'Voice' Recognition
November 29, 2012 — Paternal recognition – being able to identify males from your father’s line – is important for the avoidance of inbreeding, and one way that mammals can do this is through ... > full story -
Biology Behind Brain Development Disorder: Mutations in the Gene, UBE3B, Cause a Rare Genetic Disorder in Children
November 29, 2012 — A combination of sequencing and mouse models were used to identify the gene responsible for a brain developmental disorder seen in four patients. The study also shows that the biology uncovered in ... > full story -
Researchers Increase Understanding of Genetic Risk Factor for Type 1 Diabetes
November 28, 2012 — Researchers have demonstrated how a genetic variant associated with type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases influences susceptibility to ... > full story -
New Brain Gene Gives Us Edge Over Apes, Study Suggests
November 14, 2012 — Scientists have taken a step forward in helping to solve one of life's greatest mysteries -- what makes us ... > full story -
New, Improved Mouse Model of Human Alzheimer's May Enable Drug Discovery
November 8, 2012 — Researchers have developed a transgenic mouse that carries a human gene known to increase risk of Alzheimer's 15-fold. The new mouse, which mimics the genetics of the human disease more closely than ... > full story -
Virtual Reality Puts Human in Rat World: 'Beaming' Technology Transforms Human-Animal Interaction
October 31, 2012 — Using cutting-edge virtual reality technology, researchers have "beamed" a person into a rat facility allowing the rat and human to interact with each other on the same ... > full story -
Diabetes Raises Levels of Proteins Linked to Alzheimer's Features, Study Finds
October 26, 2012 — Growing evidence suggests that there may be a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, but the physiological mechanisms by which diabetes impacts brain function and cognition are not fully ... > full story -
Animal Model of Typhoid Fever Could Lead to Better Vaccines
October 25, 2012 — The first mouse model of the common bacterial disease typhoid fever is reported in a new study. Because the animals show human-like symptoms and respond positively to immunization, they could be used ... > full story -
Scientists Create First Mouse Model of Typhoid Fever
October 25, 2012 — Researchers have created the first true mouse model of typhoid infection. The development promises to advance the study of typhoid and the creation of new vaccines against the infection, which ... > full story
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