The millions of mice used in labs are extremely important for medical research. But for them, life is almost always miserable. Imagine spending your entire life in a shoebox-sized cell, with stagnant ...

In the animal kingdom, doting dads are scarce: Research shows as few as 3 to 5 percent of mammal fathers take an active role in parenting their offspring. But why some seem more geared toward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These genetically modified mice are valuable in studying human diseases due to their genetic similarity to humans, short lifespans ...

What if tweaking your diet could add years—or even decades—to your life? According to research published in Cell Metabolism, adjusting one specific nutrient intake could be a key to longer, healthier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mouse tries to pull the tongue out of the mouth of another unconscious mouse. Researchers have found that mice use impressive ...

Periods of prolonged social isolation have long been associated with difficult emotions and, in some cases, with the ...

Researchers at the San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid may have targeted a potential solution for hair loss. A recent study analyzed the effect of injecting mice's skin with stem cells from human ...

Humans may not be the only ones who aid their friends when they’re hurt. Mice may do it, too, as shown by a new research study led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC published ...

New research suggests mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious mice recover faster. Lab mice may give 'first aid' to unconscious mates Li Zhang has anesthetized a lot of mice in his ...