Blocking longevity gene S6K1 extends lifespan in mice by reducing inflammation
S6K1 deletion attenuates age-related liver pathology. AExperimental scheme. S6K1 WT and KO mice were aged for 600 days to assess ...
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Universal flu vaccine protects against infection in mice
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Annual flu vaccines protect against serious infections, but their effectiveness varies and they are not always ...
Study quantifies seizure risk by stimulating thalamus in awake mice
Methods and examples of CT-DBS-induced PSWT. Credit: Brain stimulation (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.08.002 The idea of electrically stimulating a region of ...
Tuberculosis vaccine reduces liver cancer tumors in mice
BCG treats HCC and prolongs the survival time of HCC mice. A) The schematic of the experimental procedure for BCG ...
Nanoparticle-borne antibacterial agent used to treat COPD in mice
Schematic illustration of IMAMs penetrating mucus and biofilm for immunoantibacterial treatment of COPD. (A) A diagram illustrating the construction of ...
Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates amount of immune cell production in mice
Credit: CC0 Public domain As people age or become ill, their immune systems may become exhausted and less able to ...
With modification, CAR T cells can attack senescent cells, leading to slower aging in mice
Senescent cells (blue) accumulate with age. CAR T cells can be programmed to seek out and destroy them. The image ...
Miniature VR glasses for mice could advance neuroscience research
Credit: Dom Pinke. Mice are among the most widely used animal species in neuroscience studies because they are mammals (meaning ...
Research finds mice without immune cells show no symptoms of SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 MA10 causes less severe illness in tcrα−/− mice compared to wild type (WT). (A) WT and tcrα−/− mice were ...
Lifespan increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated, study finds
With age, researchers have found that the Ppp1r17 protein tends to leave the nucleus of neurons, and when this happens, ...
