University of Illinois researchers have developed a model that
uses neonatal piglets for studying infant brain development and
its effect on learning and memory. To determine if the model is
nutrient-sensitive, they have done some research on the effects
of iron-deficient diets. Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 16:07 The
stereotypical picture of a scientist includes a white lab coat
and a laboratory full of petri dishes, beakers and test tubes.
However, some research questions can only be answered using the
complexity of living, breathing multicellular organisms. In
these cases, preliminary studies use animal models, and if
successful, the final stages of development for a new drug or
therapy are conducted using human subjects. Tuesday, December 4,
2012 - 15:53 Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Center
for Drug Design have developed a synthetic compound that, in a
mouse model, successfully prevents the neurodegeneration
associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Tuesday, December 4, 2012 -
13:10 Mice with a