Socializing with other dogs, human interaction, and playtime are very important aspects in ensuring a good environment for research dogs. This is…
These outdoor enclosures house monkeys that are on active research studies. They are socially housed and receive many types of enrichment to…
The colony of rhesus macaques at the California National Primate Research Center consists of infants to adults. Their average life span in…
Zebrafish larvae are raised from eggs to eventually become breeding adult fish that provide embryos for research studies. The transparent bodies of…
This Japanese shrew is helping to treat Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID). He eats a special diet that was also fed to his…
These are rhesus macaques housed at the California National Primate Research Center. In the wild, and at the Center, these monkeys live…
Afi, a male rhesus macaque monkey, is being trained to voluntarily enter into a chair then close the door behind himself. The…
Peanut is a dog with a naturally-occurring form of muscular dystrophy. He is resting with his research technician after a round of…
Sheep thrive in social groups of at least five members. Research facilities strive to design housing that best meets the needs of…
Immunodeficient mice, like this one, need specialized care to ensure their health is not compromised. They are important for several research areas…
Garcia is participating in positive reinforcement training (PRT), also known as clicker training. PRT is a type of training in which animals…
Clip provided by Americans for Medical Progress. Original briefing by The White House March 26, 2020
It's worse.
Researchers are turning to nontraditional approaches to create vaccines and therapeutics
Findings represent progress toward an HIV cure.
“It’s very exciting to see this trial starting so quickly and we hope it’s successful,”
"Inhibitory neurons are critically involved in many aspects of memory, and they are extremely vulnerable to dying after a brain injury,"
“It’s an intriguing idea that as people get older our neurons may actually become more active and that simple inhibition of this activity might be sufficient to lengthen lifespan,”
“You don’t really know fear until your kids get sick and you think something’s terribly wrong,”