Lupus is a chronic disease where the body's own immune system attacks healthy tissue, causing inflammation, pain and damage in organs, particularly the kidneys.
The omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA found in oily fish reduce inflammation, which in turn reduces the symptoms of arthritis and reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
An ultimate goal of regenerative medicine is the generation of organs derived from a patient's stem cells.
As women get older the chances of infertility, birth defects and developmental disabilities go up.
Increasing resistance to anti-malarials, such as those based on Artemisinin, have prompted a need for new treatments.
Monkeys treated with a therapy that targets specific viral genes survived deadly Ebola and Marbug infections, a new study reports.
The barrier between blood vessels and the brain may no longer limit the delivery of medicines to tumours, research on rats shows.
The recently published Annual report (2009) of the Animals Scientific Procedures Inspectorate and Division highlights progress towards suitable alternatives to replace the use of mice in the testing for toxins in shellfish.
UGUST 20, 1960: MOSCOW The Soviet Union today launched its second cosmic space ship, the Soviet news agency, Tass, said. The space ship carries animals, including two dogs.
Scientists have created a ‘knockout rat' that can be used to model certain diseases in the same way as mice.
Capsaicin, a compound found in chilli peppers, has been found to reduce high blood pressure in rats.
For the first time scientists will be able to study the development of human testes in mice.
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