Items tagged with mice

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Gene Limits Learning and Memory in Mice Monday, September 20th, 2010 - 18:10:59 - Ehud Rattner Deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible... read more

Getting a Better Grip on Lab Mice Monday, September 13th, 2010 - 12:08:35 - Ehud Rattner Gentler ways of handling the rodents could keep them calm and reduce experimental variability. Picking up mice at the base of the tail is standard... read more

Striped Mice - The Neighbors from Hell Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 - 18:01:04 - Ehud Rattner Fighting, paternity tests and infidelity. No, not a daytime talk show, but the results of new research examining why the fur will fly if a... read more

World's First Plastic Antibody Works In Mice Friday, June 11th, 2010 - 12:04:38 - Anuradha Menon Antibodies made entirely from plastic have saved the lives of mice injected with bee venom – the first time such a strategy has worked in live... read more

Microbes Help Mothers Protect Kids Monday, December 28th, 2009 - 12:09:01 - Ehud Rattner A pregnant woman's exposure to microbes may protect her child from developing allergies later in life. Researchers in Marburg, Germany find that... read more

Stress Enhances Anti-Tumor Activity Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 - 17:47:47 - Ehud Rattner Public speaking, anyone? Or maybe a big job interview? Dry your palms and take a deep, calming breath; there may be a silver lining. Researchers at... read more

Mutant Mice Living the Dieter's Dream Monday, September 21st, 2009 - 19:38:44 - Ehud Rattner It's a dieter's dream: imagine that your appetite simply reduced, making it easy for you to eat less, but your body continued to burn the amount of... read more

Watch the Clock to Lose Weight Sunday, September 6th, 2009 - 19:29:46 - Ehud Rattner When we eat may be just as important as what we eat. A new study shows that mice that eat when they should be sleeping gain more weight than mice... read more

Mice Made From Induced Stem Cells Friday, July 24th, 2009 - 18:33:18 - Anuradha Menon Two teams of Chinese researchers have created live mice from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, answering a lingering question about the... read more

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