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Next-generation ALS drug silences inherited form of the disease in animal models
NIH-funded preclinical study suggests drug may be ready for early stage clinical trials.
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Early stage clinical trial of antimalarial drug begins
Enrollment has begun in a Phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of a new investigational drug designed to treat malaria
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A Diabetes Drug Has ‘Significantly Reversed Memory Loss’ in Mice With Alzheimer’s
A drug developed for type 2 diabetes has "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice with Alzheimer's disease, and researchers now want to test it on humans. The treatment is exciting for scientists because it works by protecting the brain cells attacked by Alzheimer's disease in three separate ways, rather…
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Noel the mouse
Mice are one of the most common animals needed for research. Most mice do not usually get individual names...but sometimes a technician will develop a special bond with one of their mice, like the technician who named Noel. Noel is a Swiss Webster mouse. Swiss Webster mice are often needed…
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Marmoset
The common marmoset is important in studies for safety, reproductive biology, neuroscience, and drug development. Its small size and many similarities with humans, as well as its differences, make the common marmoset a valued model. In one area of research, multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory disease of the brain caused…
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Beagle Playing with Kong
Beagles have been important for many medical advancements, from understanding body systems and disease processes to the development of new medicines and treatments for both people and animals. Researchers, veterinarians and animal caregivers work together to provide for the needs of these amazing animals. Toys are provided and rotated regularly…
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Sheep
Sheep have a similar physiology to humans, can get many of the same diseases, have a short gestation period, and their young are born at a similar weight to human babies. These characteristics are valuable in research studies related to respiratory diseases and fetal development. Sheep have contributed to many medical…
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Is a cure for Parkinson’s on the horizon?
Experimental drug STOPS its progress and can combat its symptoms, promising trials show.
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Mom and baby rhesus on hammock
A rhesus macaque mom climbs into a hammock with her infant at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Females reach puberty at around age three, while males are sexually mature by age four. Gestation is five and a half months, with one infant born at a time and often a year or…
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Zebrafish embryos – 30-hours-old
Embryonic development takes place rapidly. It is also a key area of study during drug safety testing. This photo shows thirty-day-old zebrafish embryos. Because they are transparent, researchers can easily monitor the development of the embryo from fertilization to when it hatches as larval fish. The embryo in the middle…
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