Rodent News

Posted November 24, 2008:

• 21st Century Plague? Rat Fleas Spread Heart-damaging Bacteria

Posted November 17, 2008:

• Early Development Of Antibodies To Cockroach And Mouse Proteins Associated With Greater Risk For Asthma And Allergies In Preschool Children

Posted November 11, 2008:

• Important Steps Towards Development Of Human Vaccine Against Malaria

Posted November 3, 2008:

• New Mouse Mutant Contains Clue To Progressive Hearing Loss

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Estrogen And Progesterone Receptor Isoforms Expression In Stomach Of Mongolian Gerbils

Posted October 6, 2008:

• Gene Expression In Alligators Suggests Birds Have 'Thumbs'

Posted September 8, 2008:

• You Can Be Replaced: Immune Cells Compensate For Defective DNA Repair Factor

Posted September 5, 2008:

• Biocontrol Insect Exacerbates Invasive Weed

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Substance Found In Fruits And Vegetables Reduces Likelihood Of The Flu

Posted August 19, 2008:

• Chemical Liberated By Leaky Gut May Allow HIV To Infect The Brain, Scientists Find

Posted August 18, 2008:

• Maelstrom Quashes Jumping Genes

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Anything But Modest: The Mouse Continues To Contribute To Humankind

Posted August 11, 2008:

• Eroded Telomeres Are Behind A Rare Premature Aging Syndrome

Posted July 30, 2008:

• Scientists Announce Mouse Sperm Cryopreservation Breakthrough

Posted July 22, 2008:

• Pregnant Mice Block Odor Of Strange Male's Urine To Protect Their Pups

Posted July 13, 2008:

• New Mode Of Gene Regulation Discovered In Mammals

Posted July 3, 2008:

• Gene Directs Stem Cells To Build The Heart

Posted June 30, 2008:

• Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging In The Elderly, Animal Study Suggests

Posted June 23, 2008:

• Common Cooking Spice Found In Curry Shows Promise In Combating Diabetes And Obesity

Posted June 19, 2008:

• Steroids In Female Mouse Urine Light Up Nose Nerves Of Male Mice

Posted May 29, 2008:

• Mice Mothers Devote Energies To Offspring When Life Is Threatened

Posted May 20, 2008:

• World First Discovery: Genes From Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Function In A Mouse

Posted May 15, 2008:

• Mice Can Do Without Humans' Most Treasured Genes

Posted May 14, 2008:

• It Started With A Squeak: Moonlight Serenade Helps Lemurs Pick Mates Of The Right Species

Posted May 1, 2008:

• You Just Move Like A Mouse, Or Do So Abnormally Like A Mutant Mouse

Posted April 11, 2008:

• Biologists Build A Better Mouse Model For Cancer Research

Posted April 3, 2008:

• Mouse Calls During Courtship Help Search For Emotion-controlling Genes

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Mice Could Provide Clues To Autistic Behaviors, Study Suggests

Posted March 17, 2008:

• Protein Deficiency Leads To Faster Fat Burning In Mice, Study Shows

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Mouse Model For Mesothelioma Reproduces Human Disease

Posted March 8, 2008:

• New Mouse Model Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Created And Successfully Treated

Posted March 5, 2008:

• Mouse Model Tightly Matches Pediatric Tumor Syndrome, Will Speed Drug Hunt

Posted March 4, 2008:

• Of Mice And Men ... And Kidney Stones
• Increased Allergen Levels In Homes Linked To Asthma

Posted February 23, 2008:

• First Chikungunya Animal Model Created

Posted February 14, 2008:

• New Mouse Model Gives Clue To Muscle-wasting In Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

Posted February 13, 2008:

• Protein Found That Helps Nerve Cells Cheat Death Without Unwanted Side Effects

Posted February 7, 2008:

• Giving Mice A Cold Virus Offers Hope Of New Asthma Treatments

Posted February 6, 2008:

• Globetrotting Black Rat Genes Reveal Spread Of Humans And Diseases

Posted February 3, 2008:

• You Are What You Eat: Some Differences Between Humans And Chimpanzees Traced To Diet

Posted January 30, 2008:

• Year Of The Rat: Furry Creatures Are Misunderstood, Vet Says

Posted January 17, 2008:

• Existing Antiretroviral Drugs May Thwart Vaginal HIV Transmission, Researchers Report

Posted January 16, 2008:

• Body Weight Influenced By Thousands Of Genes
• Molecular Evolution: Mice Given Bat-like Forelimbs Through Gene Switch
• Mouse Model Shows Potential Efficacy Of HIV Prevention Strategy

Posted December 19, 2007:

• Rodents Thrive Near Highways

Posted December 15, 2007:

• Losses Of Long-established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution

Posted December 13, 2007:

• Dust Mite Levels In Sydney Are Seasonal

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