Targeting a single nerve promotes healing in rats with chronic intestinal inflammation. Can the same strategy work in humans?

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.

OPINION: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is proposing changes to anticoagulant rat poison regulations that ...

What we know so far: Scientists have uncovered a naturally occurring gut bacterium from common tree frogs that can completely eradicate cancerous tumors in lab animals. The organism even outperforms ...

First-ever fentanyl overdose prevention vaccine could save thousands of lives annually, with human trials beginning early ...

Rats can be taught to play hide and seek — and they squeal with joy when they win, scientists have found. Both wild and domesticated animals have been known to play, but neuroscientists from Berlin's ...

Mice have remained the focal point for life sciences research for the past several decades. Their universality in biomedicine ...

Sibling alligators Steve and Wally live within UNI's Biology Department — one reader wondered how these 'gators came to call ...

Scientists have found that combining silybin with carvedilol works far better against liver fibrosis than either drug alone.

After years of silence, Samoa’s elusive manumea has been sighted again in remote forests, offering fragile hope for the ...

For the very first time, scientists have recorded on film a breathtaking moment: a typical rat at the entrance of a cave jumping in mid-air and snatching a mid-air flying bat. This unusual predatory ...

New research reveals exercise may reprogram heart-controlling nerves, giving hope for potentially better treatments for conditions such as irregular rhythms and chest pain.