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Here's why scientists use mice to do experiments

Many medical advancements have come at the cost of rodent lives, and that's largely due to some rather surprising ...
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Scientists make old blood stem cells act young in mice

Researchers are learning how to coax aging blood stem cells in mice to behave more like their younger counterparts, restoring ...
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For decades, scientists have used the mouse forced swim test to study depression. Now some are reconsidering it

Testing mice for depression is challenging. “You can’t put a mouse on a psychiatrist’s couch and ask it how it’s feeling,” said Sarah Bailey, who heads the pharmacology group at the University of Bath ...
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Dye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a 'magic trick,' created see-through mice

Doritos are a revered snack for many. Now, scientists have found one of the ingredients in the triangle-shaped tasty tortilla chips has a superpower – it can make the skin of mice transparent.
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Spiking A Fever Can Stop Seasonal Flu Cold, But Bird Flu Doesn’t Break A Sweat

Fever slows seasonal flu by blocking viral replication, but bird-flu strains resist heat. New research reveals why—and what ...
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Ex-NIH Leader Repeats Denial That ‘Transgender Mice’ Experiments Ever Happened

President Joe Biden’s former director of the National Institutes of Health said that the institutes never funded “transgender” mice experiments despite a litany of NIH projects detailing just such ...
Popular Science

Why wet dogs shake so much

Lab mice experiments reveal the nerves that trigger this behavior in hairy mammals. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 8, 2024 12:54 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...
Psychology Today

Why Science Does Not Need Female or Male Mice

A recent editorial called “Why Science Needs Female Mice” by the New York Times Editorial Review Board relies on a new study published in Nature Neuroscience by Robert Sorge and his colleagues titled ...