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Pregnancy turns on aggression on female mice brains
Researchers in Sweden have discovered what changes in the brain of mice that unlock the so-called maternal aggression.ย
Helena Pinheiro
12 minutes ago1 min read
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Alzheimerโs protein fights cancer in mice
Researchers in the US have found that amyloid beta, a hallmark in Alzheimerโs, can strengthen immune responses and reduce tumour growth in mice.ย
Inรชs Serrenho
12 minutes ago1 min read
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Mice studies were key for 2025 Nobel Prize research
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicineย was awarded to three researchers โ Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell โ for discovering how the immune system is kept in check, based on studies in mice.
Helena Pinheiro
7 days ago2 min read
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Tracking Alzheimer's brain alterations in living mice
A team based in the UK and Italy has developed a method to monitor a key brain alteration found in Alzheimerโs disease in the brain of living, freely moving mice using optic fibres.ย
Inรชs Serrenho
Oct 61 min read
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Zebrafish larvae could guide cancer therapies
Researchers in Canada were able to mimic childrenโs response to cancer therapies in zebrafish larvae, which could provide a platform to inform clinical decisions in real-time.
Helena Pinheiro
Oct 61 min read
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Gerbils reveal how hearing works
Scientists in the US, in a study using gerbils, have kept tissue from a crucial inner ear organ alive outside the body, creating an unprecedented system that could allow researchers to understand how hearing works and test potential treatments for hearing loss.ย
Inรชs Serrenho
Oct 61 min read
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Sex is influenced by spinal cord - rodent study
Researchers in Portugal and France discovered that the spinal cord plays a crucial role in sexual behaviour in mice and rats, opening new ways for treating sexual dysfunction in humans.
Inรชs Serrenho
Sep 291 min read
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First lung organ chip with immune response to flu infection
US researchers have developed the first lung organ-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a development that could significantly improve the ability to mimic the living organ and model disease.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 291 min read
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Huntingtonโs disease breakthrough is due to animal research
A prominent gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for Huntingtonโs disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human clinical trials.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 291 min read
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EARA Webinar puts the spotlight on patient voices in animal research communication
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) hosted a webinar last week highlighting its Patient Discovery Project, an initiative that...
Inรชs Serrenho
Sep 256 min read
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