A research team led by the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) has recently developed a groundbreaking animal model using the Caenorhabditis elegans worm. This model is poised to revolutionize the study of Parkinson’s disease by focusing on the initial, pre-motor symptom phases, potentially paving the way for early diagnosis and […]
Vaccine candidate prevents diarrhea, improves growth in animal model
Mark Slifka, Ph.D., is a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology in Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Medicine and a senior scientist in the neuroscience division of OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff) A vaccine originally developed to prevent bacteria-caused diarrhea has now also been found to help infant nonhuman primates grow faster, according […]
Oral probiotic bacterial strain found to improve dry eye disease in animal model
In a study by a research group at Baylor College of Medicine, oral administration of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain was found to improve dry eye disease in an animal model. The findings were presented at ASM Microbe 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Dry eye, a common condition in […]
Super Model Problems | My Shetland
From Wikipedia:A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. Today, our supermodel, aka Monster, was asked to heave himself into a Christmas box, that I had found earlier when I was wrapping presents, wearing his Christmas tinsel for the […]
Study identifies an animal model that shares many similarities with progressive MS
A new study from UCLA researchers identified an animal model that could be used to study treatments for improving disabilities in multiple sclerosis patients. Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease in which the immune system attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord. There are numerous treatments aimed at immune mechanisms […]
On the search for a mouse model of ADHD :: Understanding Animal Research
Finding models for psychiatric diseases isn’t an easy feat. Inherently human in nature, psychiatric disorders are collections of different symptoms that come, go and change with age, the environement, and other unknown factors. Modeling an inherently human psychiatric condition in animals Given the subjective nature of many key symptoms, the lack of biomarkers and objective […]
Wildlife ACT’s Conservation Volunteering Funding Model
Photo by Chantelle Melzer Wildlife ACT has been able to provide sustained, free professional wildlife monitoring services to more than ten protected areas in Zululand for over twelve years through their conservation volunteering model. We are a team of experienced conservationists – rolling up our sleeves and getting our hands dirty working in the field […]