Scientists have developed a mini brain-scanner that allows them to study brain function and behaviour simultaneously in rats.
Did you know that it is exactly 100 years since a little-known researcher called Francis Peyton Rous in New York discovered that chickens could get cancer from viruses? We didn’t think so.
Scientists have created a mouse model of the most common type of paediatric brain cancer.
Poor diet during pregnancy could raise the risk of offspring developing diabetes, according to new research in rats.
New research suggests macaques experience self-doubt and uncertainty when making decisions.
The severity of a heart attack can be determined using tiny implanted sensors, according to new research on mice. Similar sensors could be used to monitor people at high risk of heart attack.
IVF has helped millions of couples achieve pregnancy, and not only in humans: it was with IVF that scientists recently produced these amazingly cute kittens.
Newborn mice can regenerate their own heart tissue following heart damage.
Scientists have created the first mouse model of a deadly form of childhood brain cancer.
Regular endurance exercise reduces the effects of ageing, according to new research on mice.
Artificial blood vessels for use in heart bypass surgery have been successfully tested in baboons and dogs.
Research on bears has extended our understanding of large mammal hibernation.
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