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 wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

It’s tiny, but this lab mouse could have a mammoth impact. With curly whiskers and wavy, light hair that grows three times longer than that of an ordinary lab mouse, the genetically modified rodent ...

When laboratory mice step out of their plastic cages and into real soil, their behavior changes so dramatically that it forces a rethink of what stress, health and even “normal” really mean. The story ...

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In the world of biomedical research, the humble lab mouse is a superstar—it’s easy enough to rear in large quantities, shares a considerable amount of core biological processes with humans, and is ...

Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore the bodily and cognitive effects of stress and discover anti-anxiety ...

In a dimly lit laboratory in London, a brown mouse explores a circular tabletop, sniffing as it ambles about. Suddenly, silently, a shadow appears. In a split second, the mouse’s brain whirs with ...

Genetically altered mice are valuable tools in biomedical research. The Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Center, located at UC Davis and supported by a grant from NIH, has been providing a national ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) -- A laboratory mouse at Southern Illinois University that died this week of old age was a mouse for the ages, school officials said. The dwarf mouse, otherwise known as GHR-KO ...