Hormone helps prevent muscle loss in mice on high fat diets, study finds 02/23/2021 Health News, A new study suggests that a hormone known to prevent weight gain and normalize metabolism...
Algorithms relate neural connections in mice with joint movements 02/01/2021 Health News, In order to find a causal relationship between neural activity and physical activities, neuroscientists usually...
Engineered immune cells elicit broad response to HIV in mice, offering hope for vaccine 11/20/2020 Health News, Unlike so many other deadly viruses, HIV still lacks a vaccine. The virus—which continues to...
Therapy using immune system cells preserves vision in mice implanted with rare eye cancer 10/12/2020 Health News, A treatment that uses immune system T cells, combined with an immune-boosting drug packaged in...
Excess folic acid during pregnancy harms brain development of mice 10/06/2020 Health News, A UC Davis MIND Institute study of pregnant mice found that high amounts of folic...
A naturally-occurring metabolite ups lifespan and compresses late-life morbidity in mice 09/04/2020 Health News, Middle-aged mice that had the naturally-occurring metabolite alpha-ketaglutarate (AKG) added to their chow had a...
Brain molecule identified as key in anxiety model: Study of nonhuman primates lays groundwork for new strategies in treating anxiety disorders 08/15/2019 Health News, Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change "dispositional anxiety," the tendency to perceive...
Scientists discover immune cell subtype in mice that drives allergic reactions 08/02/2019 Health News, Allergies can be life-threatening when they cause anaphylaxis, an extreme reaction with constriction of the...
Scientists stimulate neurons to induce particular perceptions in mice’s minds 07/19/2019 Health News, Hallucinations are spooky and, fortunately, fairly rare. But, a new study suggests, the real question...
SIRT6 over-expression may prevent progression of diabetes, study finds 07/19/2019 Health News, Targeting obesity through exercise and calorie restriction is often the first line of approach to...