Being born in winter could make your long-term biological clock tick slower, according to a new study on mice.
An enzyme responsible for making pain last after nerve injury has been discovered in mice.
By removing a protein that muscles use to convert fuel into energy, the researchers produced a mouse with normal body weight but which did not have enough energy to exercise.
Our attention was drawn this week to a relatively new European initiative called AXLR8, a consortium which aims to accelerate progress in developing alternatives to animals for safety testing.
Premature ageing can be reversed in mice, hinting at the possibility of anti-aging treatments for humans.
Understanding Animal Research today (Tuesday 30 November) welcomed a report from the Home Office addressing claims by an animal rights group about animal research and testing at a UK facility in 2009.
The new European Directive 2010/63/EU on animal experimentation has been finalised.
Nerve cells made from a person's own skin suggest a novel way to treat spinal injury.
A new compound has been designed that controls weight and blood sugar in mice, raising the prospect of a treatment for sufferers of obesity and diabetes.
Depression and anxiety affect a significant proportion of the British population, yet the underlying causes behind these medical disorders remain elusive.
How do we learn to recognise new sensations and distinguish them from those we are already familiar with?
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