A meta-analysis recently published in the journal BMC Biology (Cait et al., 2022) found that rats and mice housed in conventional laboratory cages have higher mortality rates and greater disease ...

The Southern Nevada Health District has started its mosquito surveillance activity a month early due to warmer-than-normal temperatures. Many experts around the valley have already ...

A new preclinical study suggests that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may protect the brain from the damaging effects of a high-fat diet. Researchers found that mice fed a Western-style regimen ...

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A recent meta-analysis published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science (Cait et al., 2024) found that the more types of resources (i.e., “enrichment”) rodents receive, the better their ...

As Greg Abel succeeds Warren Buffett, he faces the formidable challenge of maintaining Berkshire Hathaway’s historic legacy ...

They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and share much of our lives. They also share much of their biology with humans ...