Modified Mice Stay Super-Fit -- Without Exercise
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By altering a gene, scientists have produced "marathon mice" with more muscle, less fat, and twice the endurance of regular mice. The find could lead to new anti-obesity drugs.
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Mice engineered to lack a stress-related brain protein appear to become depressed in stressful situations, providing insight into a possible source of human depression.
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NEW YORK  - An at-home, unsupervised exercise program can improve fitness and well being, Japanese researchers report.
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Obese women can improve their health  without dieting by changing their eating habits and exercising  more, researchers said on Monday.
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Increasing the activity of a single gene turns a mere rodent into Mighty Mouse, according to a new study. California scientists have genetically engineered an animal that has more muscle, less
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If you thought that regular jogging and diet control would keep you fit, think again, as a new research has revelaed that a keep-fit lifestyle might not work for everyone and even quite strenuous exercise may have no effect on fitness for some people.
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Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the &quot;genetic doping&quot; of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.
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Hairless mice of the world, rejoice. Scientists have found a way to grow new hair follicles on your bald bodies using stem cells. The study could be good news not just for furless mice.
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New procedure lets adult mouse cells mimic stem cells, bringing hope to anticloning activists.
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NEW YORK  - Older men who exercise  regularly may not only keep themselves in good shape, they may  also give their immune systems a boost, new study findings  show.
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Mice which can run almost twice the distance of normal mice have been genetically engineered by US scientists. &quot;This is the first animal engineered for increased endurance,&quot; says Ronald Evans of the Salk Institute
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Obese women can improve their health without dieting by changing their eating habits and exercising more, researchers said on Monday.
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Using genetic manipulation, Japanese scientists develop a mouse that shows no fear of cats. The study could offer insights into the nature of mammalian fear.
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Researchers have figured out how to remove fat from one part of the body and make it grow in another part -- at least in mice -- and say their findings could benefit health as well as beauty.
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California geneticists have created a &quot;marathon mouse&quot; that can run twice as far nongenetically altered mice, and eat ravenously without growing fat.
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New drugs that mimic mutations found in buff animals could treat muscle-wasting diseases.
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thanks to an amazing new experimental drug. A third of the people taking the drug lost at least 10% of their body weight and were able to keep it off for two years.