Specific neurons that secrete the neuropeptide oxytocin in the brain are disproportionately disrupted in a mouse model of ...

By Chris SimmsNeurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably ...

Scientists in China have manipulated embryonic stem cells to create laboratory mice with two male parents that managed to ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

It’s a new way to create “bi-paternal” mice that can survive to adulthood—but human applications are still a long way off.

Studies reveal important principles through which the brainstem regulates satiation, and begin to shed light on the neural determinants of meal size.

Researchers in China have achieved what many believed couldn't be done: they've created viable, healthy mice using genetic ...

Parkinson's disease primarily affects neurons in the brain that produce dopamine (depicted here). Now, RIKEN researchers have found that ...

A mouse with no biological mother has survived to adulthood in China – a major scientific achievement that's been years in ...

Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...

Researchers identify glucose usage as one major divergence betweenT cells expanding in vitro versus those expanding in vivo.