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The Influence of Soil on Immune Health
The Influence of Soil on Immune Health
Recent work in humans and mice highlights how exposure to environmental microbes helps protect against allergies and other inflammatory diseases.
Recent work in humans and mice highlights how exposure to environmental microbes helps protect against allergies and other inflammatory diseases.
mouse research, disease & medicine
Gut Microbe Linked to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Abby Olena, PhD | Sep 19, 2019 | 3 min read
Researchers find strains of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae that produce high levels of alcohol in 60 percent of patients with the condition.
Image of the Day: Tamed Gut Bacteria
Nicoletta Lanese | Aug 8, 2019 | 2 min read
Curbing the growth of harmful bacteria in mouse microbiomes reduces the animals’ incidence of inflammation-related colorectal cancer.
CAR T Cells Treat Lupus in Mice
Abby Olena, PhD | Mar 6, 2019 | 3 min read
T cells modified to target disease-contributing B cells improved survival in two mouse models of the autoimmune disease.
An Algorithm to Predict the Age of Your Lab Mice
Anthony King | Feb 1, 2019 | 5 min read
Researchers develop an app that can estimate the biological age of a rodent from its mug shot—and could give a boost to the science of human aging in the process.
Cancer Cells Fuse with Immune Cells in Human Patients
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 13, 2018 | 4 min read
The hybrid cells promote tumor heterogeneity and possible metastasis, a new study in mice and humans shows.
Synthetic Botox Treats Chronic Pain in Mice
Abby Olena, PhD | Jul 18, 2018 | 3 min read
Researchers silence pain neurons in the mouse spinal cord with injections of botulinum toxins modified to bind to the neurons’ receptors.
Magnetic Microrobots Deliver Cells Into Living Animals
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 27, 2018 | 1 min read
The miniscule carriers successfully transported and released live cells at a particular location within living mice.