Bird flu found in rats for first time, USDA confirms
For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed, according to a recent report.
Feb 24, 2025
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Eukaryota: News and Research on Muridae
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Adding sweetener to coffee enhances 'night-owl' effects of caffeine, research reveals
Adding sugar or artificial sweeteners to coffee disrupted the body clocks in mice more than coffee on its own, researchers have found, with it causing day and night to be reversed in some mice. If this holds for humans as ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Live longer, die healthier: Mice model reveals cells that can improve cardiac and metabolic function
Everyone wants to live to a ripe old age, but no one wants to be decrepit. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have demonstrated a treatment that could lengthen life—and vigor—up to the very end.
Aug 6, 2024
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20-year review of avian flu in cats reveals rising danger from latest strain
A University of Maryland review of scientific literature suggests domestic cats can contract the rapidly evolving bird flu H5N1, potentially putting owners, veterinarians and others at risk if the virus continues to circulate ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Neuroscientists find that animals replay incidentally encoded episodic memories
Indiana University neuroscientists have found the first evidence that rodents can call upon their episodic memory—the ability to recall seemingly unimportant streams of events from the past—and use incidentally encoded information ...
Jan 12, 2024
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Scientists develop tunable organic active neural probe enabling near-sensor signal processing
In order to explore brain disorders and discover potential treatments, it is crucial to analyze and interpret the signals transmitted by the brain. Although neural probes attached to the brain can effectively detect subtle ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Investigating the laterality of blood pressure regulation during cardiovascular disease progression
The outcomes of blood pressure regulation provide a clear picture of the underlying mechanisms of the arterial baroreflex, a critical cardiovascular reflex, during health and disease. Under normal blood pressure, the functional ...
New model offers insights into how stress in neurons connects to cardiovascular disease
Oxidative stress—characterized by elevated levels of unstable molecules called reactive oxygen species—is associated with neurodegeneration and cardiovascular disease. However, until recently it has not been possible to demonstrate ...
Jun 14, 2023
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The right moves: How studying cell movement during embryonic development may offer new insights into cancer metastasis
Cancer's ability to spread throughout the body—a process known as metastasis—is responsible for the vast majority of cancer deaths. And a key feature of metastasis is that the cancer cells move, breaking away from a primary ...
May 10, 2023
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Study shows New York City rats carry SARS-CoV-2
A new study has demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 and wild rats in the New York City municipal sewer systems and elsewhere in the city have been exposed ...
Mar 9, 2023
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