Naked mole-rats live far longer than mice of similar size and show remarkably few tumors despite spending decades in dense ...

In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, suggesting that rats can serve as a model for complex cognitive processes often ...

Peking University-led researchers have modified an existing treatment for liver disease that does not cause itchiness, a common side effect of existing treatments. Chronic itch is a debilitating ...

Rats successfully distinguished between two varieties of white wine, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc, in a study led by researchers from the University of Trento, the University of Lincoln, the ...

The high comorbidity of type 2 diabetes (T2D) with psychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders points to a need for understanding what links these diseases. A potential link is the anterior cingulate ...

One study found that rats emitted ultrasonic vocalizations when they were subjected to manual somatosensory stimulation, i.e., tickling. The results of this controversial research were published in ...

Biologist Scott Kanoski, of the University of Southern California, led a study recently published in Nature Communications ...