Trailing behind the fluffy animal, however, is a tail longer than the rest of its body combined, more than 6 inches long, ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

After what must surely have been one of the oddest opening remarks to the Royal Society in its storied 200-plus-year history — “I shall largely speak of mice,” Calhoun began, “but my thoughts are on ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...

Although researchers have found previous evidence that the vapor from e-cigarettes is harmful to the lungs, a new report ...

Findings suggest that molecules made by gut bacteria are key for the beneficial effects of the ketogenic diet in MS models.

US researchers have found an astonishingly simple brain circuit of just three types of neurons controls chewing motions in mice, and has a surprising impact on their appetite too. "It's surprising ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...

Vitamin D deficiency in early life may contribute to biological processes that raise the risk of autoimmune conditions, ...

New research supports brain cell transplantation as a treatment for some neurological disorders. A team from McGill ...