The Oregon National Primate Research Center is currently evaluating various forms of research methods to improve traditional cognitive testing. This Rhesus macaque is using a touchscreen to determine his cognitive ability as part of a neuroscience research project. He is being shown a video of other monkeys, in…
Guinea pigs, resembling humans in bacterial infection symptoms and immune response, have aided research for over 200 years, advancing treatments for lung, ear, eye, artery, stomach, intestine diseases, including tuberculosis.
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Love, Care, Progress: Inside a Nonhuman Primate Research Facility highlights the critically important role of nonhuman primates in health research. This moving story is meant to serve as a conversation starter about the irreplaceable benefits of animal studies and the high standards of care these amazing creatures receive.…
Rabbits, instrumental in developing the rabies vaccine, paved the way for pets in households. Their anatomical and physiological resemblance to humans aids research in cancer, glaucoma, infections, diabetes, and emphysema.
Videos Animal studies have an important role in identifying new coronavirus treatments and developing vaccines. Here are some videos to help explain: The Many Ways Animal Research Will Help End the COVID-19 Pandemic Released: May 8, 2020 https://youtu.be/vhLT2cxv5Gg YouTube Link / Vimeo Link How Animal Studies Led to…
Xenopus frogs, pivotal in vertebrate embryology, cell biology, genomics, and disease research, aid in understanding embryonic development, environmental adaptation, and the causes of diseases and birth defects.
Pigeons, once prominent in comparative psychology, now serve in neuroscience research, particularly in memory, navigation, and cancer detection studies, offering potential for more efficient cancer screenings and insights into brain mechanisms.
A zebrafish larva is an immature form of an adult fish. In this photo, you see a seven-day-old zebrafish larvae, around the size of a quarter, swimming in water. Approximately twelve larvae live in each small test well. Test substances, such as potential new medications, are dissolved in…
Baboons, closely resembling humans in physiology, serve as vital models in various research areas such as neonatal lung disease, atherosclerosis, pregnancy, nutrition, liver disease, brain imaging, epilepsy, and xenotransplantation.
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