Read more mice stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2678/mice.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:36:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69568/yale-suspect-scolded-victim-over-lab-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf Ray Clark did, as police apparently suspect, kill Annie Le, investigators have an odd theory about his motivation, the New York Daily News reports. In emails that caught their attention, the Yale lab technician scolded Le about her lax handling of mice in the lab. Le apologized, but investigators...http://www.newser.com/story/69568/yale-suspect-scolded-victim-over-lab-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 14:23:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63614/caffeine-may-reverse-effects-of-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCaffeine may reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study indicates. University of Florida researchers investigated the effects of a high caffeine diet on mice genetically engineered to suffer from high levels of beta-amyloid—a protein associated with human Alzheimer's—that causes cognitive decline in old age. The mice...http://www.newser.com/story/63614/caffeine-may-reverse-effects-of-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 2:49:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59179/rodent-rights-activists-face-uphill-climb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagActivists have managed to improve the lives of many animals in recent years, but they've met indifference when it comes to getting a better deal for rodents, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rats and mice make up 90% of the animals used in research in the US, say advocates, but...http://www.newser.com/story/59179/rodent-rights-activists-face-uphill-climb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 11:24:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45883/mice-spark-blaze-that-scorches-100-cats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMice started a fire in a Toronto animal shelter that killed 100 cats and three dogs, the Telegraph reports. The rodents likely sparked the blaze by chewing through electrical wires. Canadians nationwide have been donating money and offering temporary homes and meals for the few animal survivors. “People are very...http://www.newser.com/story/45883/mice-spark-blaze-that-scorches-100-cats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Dec 2008 15:45:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40852/scientists-wipe-mouse-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have succeeded in blanking selected memories from the brains of mice, Reuters reports. After brain protein levels were manipulated, the mice lost the memory of an electric shock but didn't forget anything else. The researchers said it was doubtful that it would be possible—or desirable—to do the...http://www.newser.com/story/40852/scientists-wipe-mouse-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Oct 2008 3:41:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39549/100m-year-old-dna-regions-baffle-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCertain regions of mammalian DNA with no discernible purpose have one perplexing characteristic in common: They have survived, without mutation, for as long as 100 million years, LiveScience reports. Scientists speculate that the areas have some deep purpose, but for now they know only that they are “ultraconserved regions,” some...http://www.newser.com/story/39549/100m-year-old-dna-regions-baffle-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Oct 2008 15:11:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18125/of-mice-and-men-and-a-cure-for-colds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have managed to give a mouse a cold. May not sound like a huge deal, but it is: One reason a cure for the common cold has been so elusive is that until now, only primates have been infected with rhinoviruses, which cause them. Now a team at Imperial...http://www.newser.com/story/18125/of-mice-and-men-and-a-cure-for-colds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Feb 2008 9:16:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15161/lapd-gets-cats-to-scare-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe LAPD is using six feral felines to shoo away pesky rats and mice from its lots, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mangy, homeless creatures can't be broken in as house pets, so an animal rescue group placed them with the city’s finest to control its rodent problem. “Once...http://www.newser.com/story/15161/lapd-gets-cats-to-scare-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Dec 2007 13:28:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13505/skin-stem-cells-cure-sickle-cell-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the latest advance in revolutionary new stem cell research, scientists have cured sickle-cell anemia in mice using stem cells made from skin. It's the first proof that such cells can be used to cure hereditary diseases. But because the cure involved the use of viruses to alter DNA, significant...http://www.newser.com/story/13505/skin-stem-cells-cure-sickle-cell-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Dec 2007 3:28:50 CST