Lab Rats May Get a Reprieve Some Day
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The government is studying a major overhaul of how to test the safety of chemicals, to see if robotic machinery can predict what is toxic as well as animals do.
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Some might think fewer rodents would be a good thing, but scientists are concerned about the dwindling populations of two small fury creatures on New Mexico's list of endangered mammals.
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Researchers seeking new treatments for heart disease managed to grow a rat heart in the lab and start it beating
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (Reuters Life!) - Dusty, rusty and   dark, a shipping container may seem an unappealing home to   anyone but, perhaps, a rat.
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A shortage of laboratory apes and monkeys could be holding back research into new drug treatments and genetics, it is claimed.
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Judiciary Committee grants file swipers a reprieve.
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Scientists in the United States have genetically engineered mice which can run twice as far as normal before becoming exhausted. The researchers say their finding could lead to drugs or gene
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Science & environment: A demonstration by supporters of animal testing may reignite bitter row over the use of animals in medical research
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The FDA decision is not fantastic news, but it could help.
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GlaxoSmithKline may be temporarily down, but it's not out.
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Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove...
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Psychotic mice that flee their littermates may offer insights into diseases such as schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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When rats are treated with Ritalin at an early age, they are more likely to exhibit &quot;behavioral despair&quot; as adult animals, Harvard researchers report.
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A collection of drunken rats is helping University of North Carolina researchers understand how brains repair themselves after chronic drinking &#151; and possibly find new ways to help alcoholics recover full mental capacity.
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Aug. 26, 2004 -- You&#39;ve heard how people can shed pounds on those controversial but popular low-carb diets. So how do rodents, those treasured laboratory test animals used to predict human results, eat their way to less body fat and better health?
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Seals track prey with them, rats sense   nearby objects with them and robots could soon be using   whiskers in a similar way to see in the dark and avoid   obstacles, researchers said on Wednesday.
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New research shows that despite their reputation, rats will hlep each other, even strangers, acquire food.