Rodent News

Posted February 18, 2011:

• New Model for Probing Antidepressant Actions
• What a Rat Can Tell Us About Touch

Posted February 16, 2011:

• Practice More Important Than Child's Age in Learning to Use Computer Mouse
• Researchers Model Fetal-to-Adult Hemoglobin Switching: Important Step Towards Cure for Blood Diseases

Posted February 15, 2011:

• Mental Retardation Gene Provides Insights Into Brain Formation
• Monitoring Killer Mice from Space: Green on Satellite Images Warns of Hantavirus Outbreaks

Posted February 14, 2011:

• Not So Fast: Differences in the First Embryonic Cell Lineage Decision of Mammals

Posted February 11, 2011:

• Compound Blocks Brain Cell Destruction in Parkinson's Disease; Findings May Open Door to First Protective Therapy

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Photodynamic Therapy Against Cancer
• Communication Breakdown: Early Defects in Sensory Synapses in Motor Neuron Disease

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Major Step Taken Toward an Open and Shared Digital Brain Atlasing Framework

Posted February 4, 2011:

• The Brain Knows What the Nose Smells, but How?

Posted February 1, 2011:

• Key to Understanding Cause of Lupus

Posted January 29, 2011:

• Root Cause of Blood Vessel Damage in Diabetes Discovered

Posted January 10, 2011:

• Transforming Skin Cells Into Cartilage

Posted January 6, 2011:

• High Dietary Fat, Cholesterol Linked to Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

Posted January 5, 2011:

• Malfunctioning Gene Associated With Lou Gehrig's Disease Leads to Nerve-Cell Death in Mice

Posted January 4, 2011:

• Obesity Research Targets Brain's Use of Fatty Acids

Posted December 27, 2010:

• Human Protein Improves Muscle Function of Muscular Dystrophy Mice

Posted December 21, 2010:

• Blue-Green Algae Tested for Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Novel Weight-Loss Therapies? Scientists Identify Cells in Mice That Can Transform Into Energy-Burning Brown Fat

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Scientist Shows Link Between Diet and Onset of Mental Illness
• Protein Restores Learning, Memory in Alzheimer's Mouse Model
• Deleting Ghrelin Receptor, but Not Ghrelin, Turns Up Fat-Burning Thermostat

Posted December 9, 2010:

• Research Focuses on Congenital Cervical Vertebrae Malformation

Posted December 8, 2010:

• Autism Treatment: Researchers Identify Possible Treatment for Impaired Sociability
• Viable Female and Male Mice from Two Fathers Produced Using Stem Cell Technology

Posted November 4, 2010:

• Breakthrough in Cancer Vaccine Research

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Recombination Hotspot Stacks the DNA Deck in Finding a New Diabetes Susceptibility Gene

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Black Raspberries May Prevent Colon Cancer, Study Finds

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Peptide Being Tested to Treat Atherosclerosis Inhibits Ovarian Cancer Growth

Posted October 25, 2010:

• Mouse Brain Seen in Sharpest Detail Ever

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Peripheral Induction of Alzheimer's-Like Brain Pathology in Mice

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Black Rice Bran May Help Fight Disease-Related Inflammation

Posted October 14, 2010:

• PiggyBac Joins Armory in Fight Against Cancer: Powerful Mutation Tool Identifies New Cancer Genes

Posted October 12, 2010:

• New Clues to Origin of Diabetes: Mutant Gene Protein Can Derail Normal Insulin Production in Animal Pancreatic Beta Cells

Posted September 22, 2010:

• Mice Engrafted With Human Immune Cells May Provide Clues to Better Prevention and Treatment of Typhoid Fever

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Preserving Nerve Cells in Motor Neuron Disease

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Molecular Gatekeeper of Arthritis Identified: Removal of Key Protein Leads to Initiation of Disease

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Computer-Based Video Analysis Boosts Data Gathering in Behavioral Studies

Posted September 3, 2010:

• New Animal Model for Hemophilia A Developed

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Protecting Nerve Cells from Death in a Model of Stroke

Posted August 30, 2010:

• Social Isolation Worsens Cardiac Arrest Effects on Heart Regulation

Posted August 29, 2010:

• Study Points to Key Genetic Driver of Severe Allergic Asthma

Posted August 19, 2010:

• New Biological Find Gives Consequences for Doping Offence

Posted August 15, 2010:

• Preclinical Inquiry Into One Mutation Sheds Light on Addiction and a Birth Defect
• Promising Results of Gene Therapy to Treat Diseases of the Eye

Posted August 13, 2010:

• Selected Cells from Blood or Bone Marrow May Provide a Route to Healing Blood Vessels

Posted August 12, 2010:

• Immune System Overreaction May Enable Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
• Mutant Mouse Reveals Potential Genetic Pathway for Alcoholism

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