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Cell Transplant Tested as Treatment for Nerve Pain in Mice

WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new study in mice suggests that scientists may someday be able to treat nerve pain by transplanting embryonic nerve cells to restore a broken nervous system.

Giant Killer Mice Decimating Rare Seabirds

Oversize house mice are consuming millions of endangered Atlantic petrels on the bird's only known breeding area, a new study confirms.

Millions of 'giant killer mice' exterminating huge seabirds on remote British island

Millions of ten-inch-long mice have colonised a 25-mile-wide island between the tips of South America and South Africa - and are decimating local bird populations.

Mice Meal Times Influence Weight Gain

Mice that ate a high-fat diet within an eight-hour period daily gained less weight than mice that ate the same amount of food over the entire day. Cynthia Graber reports

Meal times determine weight gain in mice

Mice that could only eat for eight out of every 24 hours stayed healthy, while those allowed to snack all day long on the same foods gained weight and lost motor skills, a new study reports.