Scientists have grown hair on mice using human stem cells in a possible step towards curing baldness. US scientists said they’ve created skin organoids – tiny tissue cultures – from stem cells in a lab dish. These can generate into multi-layered skin tissue with hair follicles, sebaceous glands and neural circuitry when cultured for four … Read more
Tom and Jerry have been at it for millennia! First domestic cats appeared in Europe almost 10,000 years ago as mice spread across the continent, study reveals Cats may have been domesticated to control the spread of mice, a study finds Mice grew along with agriculture, cities and trade and domestic cats followed The house … Read more
Mouse and home! Photographer creates tiny Hobbit-style village with miniature wooden houses for wild mice who visit his garden Simon Dell, 46, from Sheffield created the houses resembling Lord of the Rings He befriended a mouse called George who has enjoyed exploring the setting The mice enjoy log-piles houses, miniature picnics, postboxes and floral gardens By Joe … Read more
According to Chinese data, one in five patients with COVID-19 may be ill enough to need medical intervention. For the rest with symptoms, the best medication could be ibuprofen and paracetamol, as this controls fever and pain. In order to help rebuild the immune system post-virus, experts recommend antioxidants which can be obtained from a … Read more
Giving a mouse a piece of Cheddar cheese makes it smile – and pleasure is just one of the emotions the rodent can express on its face, according to a new study. Mice, like humans, have facial expressions that can reveal their emotional state, according to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology. The … Read more
Streets up and down Britain are littered with rubbish just one week into lockdown, with bin men off sick, waste collections scaled back and families unable to eat all the food they stockpiled. Several local authorities have stopped collecting food and garden waste because so many bin men are self-isolating. Residents are being told to … Read more
Diabetes drug metformin alleviates anxiety in mice ‘by increasing levels of the feel-good chemical serotonin in their brain’ People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of depression but it is unclear why Previous studies suggest the mechanisms for creating serotonin are blocked In a mouse study, scientists released the block with metformin and … Read more
A massive breakthrough in the search for a cure for diabetes has been made by researchers who have successfully cured diabetes in mice for the first time using converted human cells to keep the disease at bay. The human stem cell strategy functionally cured the disease in mice for at least nine months and in … Read more
Italian city governor apologises for saying Chinese people ‘eat live mice’ as he blamed China’s hygiene standards for coronavirus Luca Zaia has pinned the blame on China for the coronavirus flare-up in Italy His comments caused uproar, with politicians fearing diplomatic damage ‘It is a cultural fact that China has paid a big price for … Read more