Why are there hopping mice in Australia but no kangaroos in Asia? It’s a long story
Why did more animals move from Sunda to Sahul than in the other direction?
New, more palatable medicine promotes gut bacteria to prevent all food allergies
Treatment has been successfully tested in mice
Can Mozart Sonatas lessen pain? Yes, say authors of new study
Experiments on mice show that sound increases pain tolerance
Humans and mice are similar, yet different creatures, says study
Research will help experts to better test medicines meant for humans on mice
Veterinary drug may be repurposed for human cancers: study
Used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms in animals like horses, Fenbendazole has a good potential for development as an effective anti-…
Decoding dengue: India’s first prospective DNA vaccine against disease is promising; but challenges lie ahead
Developing an effective vaccine against dengue is tricky because it is caused by four closely related viruses called serotypes; an ideal vaccine …
The mystery of the mouse that died of smoke inhalation, but went nowhere near a fire
The mice didn’t die immediately after inhaling the smoke. When temperatures in Canberra spiked at more than 40℃, they went into …
Ecologically based rodent management can help control pests in rural India
Full community engagement, reducing access to food and shelter and direct killing is the best way to manage rodent populations
In a first, scientists turn cancer cells into fat in mice
Study, which ‘stopped’ cancer metastasis in mice, holds big implications for future research and treatments
Call to action: Pest control actors should join hands to curtail harmful impact of rodents on India’s food production
Ecologically based rodent management has great opportunity to be adopted in the states of Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand
Diet and cancer: New study shows how high-fat diet promotes tumour growth in mice
MHC cells activate the immune system to destroy bad cells; a high-fat diet suppressed their levels in intestinal cells in mice, the study …
Delhi has joined several Indian states in banning glue pads for rodent control. But what about poison?
Despite well-known dangers, anticoagulant rodenticides remain a popular, unregulated method to control rats in India