Now, he and his colleagues show that unconscious mice elicit a suite of behaviors from cage mates that seem to speed recovery from anesthesia. Oxytocin neurons, which underlie helping behaviors in ...

The mice chose which cages to spend time in, with the most popular choice being the warmest cage kept at 86 degrees Fahrenheit. "They actually select different temperatures at different times of day ...

Before animal research facilities began using individually ventilated cage (IVC) systems for mice, cages were often changed one or more times per week. When using IVC systems, however, it is ...

Anesthetized or sedated mice that were cared for by helper mice recovered faster than those without such assistance.

Continuous monitoring of mice in their home cages is the solution, but manual video review is time-consuming and tedious. A better option uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify relevant ...

A new book offers a valuable discussion of the double bind in which many researchers and lab technicians find themselves: having to care for animals who will then be killed.

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Keeping mice in cold cages hides the effects of diet on metabolic disorders. Warming up those mice might lead to more reliable study results, researchers conclude in a study published online ...

Life Mice seen giving 'first aid' to unconscious companions. Young mice seemingly attempt to revive an anaesthetised cage mate by grooming and biting it and will even pull aside the tongue to ...

A cage containing albino laboratory mice was one of more than 50 containers of the rodents stacked on shelves inside a clandestine lab discovered in a warehouse in downtown Reedley in December 2022.

Some cages contained up to nine to 12 mice in each cage, well beyond the IACUC's standard of five mice in a cage of 68.75 square inches. When they followed up in May, ...