"Skinny" gene keeps mice lean, study finds
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A gene that keeps mice and fruit flies lean might offer a way to prevent obesity and diabetes in people, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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A small experiment has concluded that  twice daily injections of the hormone leptin, best known to  regulate appetite and weight, can jump-start an idling  reproductive system.
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LONDON: Unable to get rid of obesity? Blame it on your genes as researchers from the University of Marberg in Germany have found that mutations in a body gene have a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index
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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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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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Studies with mice indicate the cause of Down Syndrome isnât one specific gene area (chromosome 21) as once thought. Down Syndrome causes mental retardation and abnormalities of the face and head.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 28: A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine suggests that genetic variations in a protein in the brain of mice, the absence of which makes them react to stress differently.
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A mutated gene named Bik can shrink or kill tumors in the pancreas of mice, US researchers said in a study published Monday, offering hope for one of the deadliest human cancers.
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Turning off a gene that has been associated with Alzheimer's disease made mice smarter in the lab, researchers said on Sunday in a finding that lends new insight on learning and may lead to new drugs for memory problems.
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A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report. By tweaking a gene in the brains of mice, US researchers were able to create a hypersensitive
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Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.
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Through genetic engineering, scientists have bred a mouse capable of running twice as far as other mice before exhaustion. Medical researchers believe some of their findings could apply to humans. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Genetic engineering can correct the worst symptoms in mice of Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation and autism, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- A complex interplay between three different genes may determine how prostate cancer will progress, a new mouse study finds.
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A therapy using embryonic stem cells  helped restore muscle function in mice with Duchenne muscular  dystrophy, the most common form of muscular dystrophy in  children, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents.
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Only some forms of carbohydrates are the true enemy in the battle of the bulge, researchers reported last week. Mice primarily fed carbohydrates that are low in sugar or are broken down slowly lose drastically