Zebrafish interactions offer help in studying social behavior disorders
University of Oregon scientists have identified brain cells vital to how zebrafish socialize.
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Mouse
Mice are pivotal in medical progress, facilitating treatments for cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's, and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and schizophrenia.
Brain scans from dozens of mice may reveal autism subtypes
Analyzing large numbers of autism mice, researchers have found that the mice cluster into subtypes based on brain structure and functional connectivity.
Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors.
Animal Study Offers Hope for Treating Traumatic Brain Injuries
"Inhibitory neurons are critically involved in many aspects of memory, and they are extremely vulnerable to dying after a brain injury,"
Rodents
Home / Animal Groups / Rodents Animal Group: Rodents Rodents, like mice and rats, are popular models for biomedical research due to their anatomical, physiological and genetic similarities to humans. Some advantages for using rodents include ease of maintenance, their small size, and short life cycles that enable…
Hibernating ground squirrels provide clues to new stroke treatments
Multi-step screening process leads to molecule that may protect brain cells. In the fight against brain damage caused by stroke, researchers have turned to an unlikely source of inspiration: hibernating ground squirrels. While the animals’ brains experience dramatically reduced blood flow during hibernation, just like human patients after…
Targeting Inflammation May Protect and Restore the Brain after Stroke
New therapeutic approaches directed at the post-stroke immune response show promise in mice.
Newly discovered brain network offers clues to social cognition
Scientists call our ability to understand another person’s thoughts—to intuit their desires, read their intentions, and predict their behavior—theory of mind. It’s an essential human trait, one that is crucial to effective social interaction. But where did it come from? Working with rhesus macaque monkeys, researchers in Winrich…