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Mouse behavior
Understanding mouse behavior is vital for researchers using murine models for scientific analysis. Mice are nocturnal animals, usually preferring to sleep during the day and eat and perform activity at night. Mice are a social species and thus are typically caged in groups or 4 - 5 mice. Male mice behave territorially and thus will not tolerate other males in their cages so male laboratory mice should not be mixed post-weaning. Females tend to be less aggressive than males.
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OCT 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have identified a brain circuit that may explain why, as people age, they tend to lose motivation t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In a preclinical study, researchers from the Univerity of South Florida have found that a vaccine that targets neurotoxi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have determined that mice have brain cells that can help them learn to avoid bad experiences.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain is protected by a protective shield called the blood-brain barrier, which only allows certain things to pass t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are full of a huge variety of structures and molecules that all work together, but many techniques will only allow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at Duke University have found that a small group of cells in the brain may be able to regulate our sense of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the US Department of Energy national laboratories have found that certain gut bacteria are able to impr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Anywhere from 25 to 80% of the world's population is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2020
Immunology
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of “tau tangles”. Tau is a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why sugar cravings are so hard to satisfy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists from MIT have identified cell populations that encode different parts of an overall experience. Like the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 08, 2020
Neuroscience
It's easy to gauge a dog or cat's emotion by reading their facial expression, but the same has been historically
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Microbiology
The microbes in our digestive tract can affect human health in many ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for many genes that code for proteins. There are also regions and chemical tags that h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 23, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancer Cell investigates the role of circular RNAs in the spread of melanoma. Mela
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Early life experiences impact how the brain is formed, and creates either a stable, solid foundation for later life, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch