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Colony of rhesus macaques

These are rhesus macaques housed at the California National Primate Research Center. In the wild, and at the Center, these monkeys live…
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Love, Care, Progress: Inside a Nonhuman Primate Research Facility

Love, Care, Progress: Inside a Nonhuman Primate Research Facility highlights the critically important role of nonhuman primates in health research. This moving…
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Love Letter Series - Liviya

Liviya (2016) is part of the Love Letter Series which connects the inspiring and impactful stories of patients’ lives and legacies with animal-based research.…
Animals in Research

Seven-day-old zebrafish larvae

A zebrafish larva is an immature form of an adult fish. In this photo, you see a seven-day-old zebrafish larvae, around the…
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Family of monkeys with Halloween pumpkins

A family of research monkeys enjoy some Halloween pumpkins. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are provided both as nutrition and as enrichment. The…
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Research Sheep Colony

Sheep thrive in social groups of at least five members. Research facilities strive to design housing that best meets the needs of…
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Enrichment for rhesus mother and baby

A mother and juvenielle rhesus macaque climb a branch in their outdoor enclosure. They are eating zucchini, one of many vegetables provided…
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Touchscreen Research Method

The Oregon National Primate Research Center is currently evaluating various forms of research methods to improve traditional cognitive testing. This Rhesus macaque…
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Trainer and Rhesus Macaque Colony

This is the Oregon National Primate Research Center Nonhuman Primate Training Specialist. She is training a monkey, Finch, in a group to…
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Monkey with Halloween pumpkins

Monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center enjoy Halloween pumpkins.
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Handling Hamsters

Hamsters involved in research are gently handled by animal caretakers on a regular basis so they can grow accustomed to human interaction.…
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Study suggests treatments that unleash immune cells in the brain could help combat Alzheimer’s

Recent findings from a study in mice, supported in part by NIH and reported in Science Translational Medicine , offer another potential way to clear amyloid plaques in the brain.

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Lung Cancer Cells Switch Oncogenic Drivers

Mouse models mimicking the transition from a common form of lung cancer to a more aggressive one may help scientists develop future strategies to prevent this transformation.

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