The mouse's current appeal as a model for human disease has its origins in the historical selection and breeding initiatives used for producing offspring with specific traits. Numerous mutants ...

New, purpose-built models allow researchers to investigate ever more complex areas of immuno-oncology, by replacing the mouse’s immune system with a human one. Steve Festin, Director of ...

Researchers have found that an FDA-approved arthritis drug suppresses seizures and improves memory, offering new hope for a ...

After treatment, the mice stayed seizure-free for two months, according to the paper. Collaborators at Tufts University and Emory University tried the drug with their own mouse models of slightly ...