Spiny mice regenerate damaged kidneys without scarring
Spiny mice are known for their ability to heal severe skin wounds without so much as a scar. Now, researchers
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Mice can learn much faster than previously thought
Your commute to work may seem like a mundane thing, but it is a great example of the complicated tasks
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Inhaled vaccine induces fast, strong immune response in mice and non-human primates
Researchers demonstrate in a proof-of-concept study that a phage-based inhalation delivery system for vaccines generates potent antibody responses in mice
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Team reprograms CRISPR system in mice to eliminate tumor cells without affecting healthy cells
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool is one of the most promising approaches to advancing treatments of genetic diseases—including cancer—an area of
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Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies
A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful animal testing. The US-led research is looking to
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Genetic brain disorder fixed in mice using precision epigenome editing
Using a targeted gene epigenome editing approach in the developing mouse brain, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers reversed one gene mutation
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Studying the human brain in mice
The human brain is a tricky study subject. Brain scans are still limited in resolution and the knowledge they can
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Social isolation derails brain development in mice
Female mice housed alone during adolescence show atypical development of the prefrontal cortex and resort to habitual behavior in adulthood,
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Mouse genetics influences the microbiome more than environment
Genetics has a greater impact on the microbiome than maternal birth environment, at least in mice, according to a study
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Prolonged transmission of a resistant bacterial strain in a Northern California hospital
Researchers have used whole genome sequencing (WGS) to demonstrate transmission of a single bacterial strain that possessed a carbapenem-resistance gene
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