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Sex & Parenting Genes Discovered in Mice

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but how did they get there? Our gender differences might be a function of how our brains react to hormones, a new study on mice suggests.

House mice serenade mates with 'bird' song

Most people are familiar with the telltale squeak of a mouse, but scientists have long known that these aren’t the only noises house mice make.

Mice crucial in autoimmune research

A new Yale study on diabetes may enable breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of autoimmune disorders. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have discovered the mechanism behind teplizumab, an experimental drug used to treat Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own insulin — producing cells in the pancreas. This study’s use of a mouse model may help ...

Researchers find additional benefits of cord blood cells in mice modeling ALS

Repeated, low-dose injections of mononuclear cells derived from human umbilical cord blood (MNC hUCB, tradename: U-CORD-CELL) have been found effective in protecting motor neuron cells, delaying disease progression and increasing lifespan for mice modeling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, report University of South Florida researchers and ...

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