Are elephants really frightened by mice?
Of mice and scared elephants. Why is this myth so prevalent?
Tag: mice
Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside. Then, all the animals started playing with it
It seems that animals simply love to play.
Study on mice: Exercising later in life can keep your muscles young
Exercising was shown to give elderly mice the muscles of those much younger.
These adorable mice can regenerate their kidneys without scarring
They could teach us how to do it as well.
Mice can develop neural signs of depression when forced to watch other mice experiencing stress
Such research can make us better understand how depression arises in the brain.
Give lab mice a better life and the science will also get better
Lab animal welfare and good science go hand in hand. A new study calls for both.
Nose-administered COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in mice
Smells like good news.
Mice have different facial expression depending on how they feel — a doorway to the origin of emotions
Like humans, mice also immediately change their facial expression in response to internal emotioanl sates, such as fear, disgust, or ...
Scientists create supermice that can see infrared light
Are humans next?
Rodents race around cage in NASA microgravity experiment
That looks like a lot of fun!
Green tea and carrot compounds reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
Spatial memory improved in mice after a special three-month diet.
The brains of singing mice might hold the secret of how we engage in conversation
I'd describe most of my conversations as 'hostage situations'.
Scientists give mice infrared vision (and humans could be next)
That moment when science fiction meets reality.
Scientists regrow hair cells in mice, suggesting hearing loss is reversible after all
In the future, growing old may not necessarily mean you'll have bad hearing.
Cannabis does reduce intestinal inflammation, and now we know why
Researchers hope the findings lead to a new class of drugs to help treat bowel diseases.
Gray hair linked to immune system activation in mice
This may explain why some people experience premature hair graying.
NYC mice are crawling with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and viruses
'These things are everywhere,' said one researcher.
Mice will pick social rules over might-makes-right, hinting at the birth of human societies and laws
The basis of any civilized society.
New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice
Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.
Contagious scratching may be hardwired into the brain
Sometimes you just gotta scratch, man.
Scientists discover ‘hunting circuits’ that can turn fuzzy rats into fuzzy murderous rats
It's pretty scary that they can do it to be honest.
When mice ‘sing’ they produce ultrasounds we’ve only seen in jet engines
Until recently it wasn't clear how mice were able to 'sing' their high-pitched tunes.
Scientists may have witnessed how memories form in real time — a first
A new study offers insight into how neurons work together to make us remember stuff.
Light stimulation can help recover Alzheimer’s memories
Recovering memories lost after Alzheimer's can be as simple as flipping a switch - at least for mice. According to a ...
Physically active mice are better at fighting cancer
Here's one more benefit of exercise (as if we needed more): it can help you fight cancer.
Wireless implants can block or induce the sensation of pain
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed implantable devices ...
Asthma drug reverses aging in the brain of mice
Science and medicine advances have stretched the life span further than ever. That's good news, but the quality of life ...
Mice live longer after receiving probiotic supplement
Chronic inflammation of the colon has been recognized as a leading factor contributing to senescence and age-related diseases. Previously, scientists ...
Mice in space grow thinner skin and more hair, but how safe is micro-g for humans?
Six mice were spent 91 days on board the Internationals Space Station in 2009, or seven years in the life ...
Bacteria is also hereditary, from mother to child, just like DNA
We know that things like eye or skin colour are encoded in our DNA and passed down by our parents, ...
Mice with multiple sclerosis walk and run again after human stem cell treatment
In a feat that surprised even the scientists who made the experiment, mice disabled by a condition similar to multiple sclerosis ...
Sirtuin supplement diet prolongs life in mice
A wonder pill that prolongs life and cuts the risks of developing deadly diseases. Scientists have been looking for such ...
Promiscuous female mice breed sexier male offspring. Research may help conservation efforts
University of Utah researchers found that female mice that live in a competitive social environment and choose to mate casually ...
Schizophrenia symptoms canceled in mice after gene therapy
A group of international researchers may have reached a breakthrough moment after they successfully eliminated schizophrenia symptoms in mice after ...
Scientists engineer ‘super mice’
Scientists from the École Polytenchnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), with the aid of colleagues from the Salk Institute for Biological ...
Scientists grow new teeth from stem cells
A recently published remarkable study describes how scientists from Japan have successfully manage to grow teeth inside a lab using ...
Pollution linked to memory loss
It's pretty evident for anyone living in a big, crowded city what pollution looks like and to what degree our ...
Homer Simpson gene limits memory and learning ability ?
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have conducted a study showing that the deletion of a particular gene makes ...
P7C3: a chemical to make brain cells grow (possible cure for Alzheimer)
A group of scientists from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center discovered a new chemical compound that helps newborn ...
Bacteria can make you happier AND smarter
Mycobacterium vaccae is a type of bacteria that naturally leaves in soil and has been in the attention of researchers ...
Of mice and men…and similar smell preferences
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