Mice that experience the real world may be better models for human mental health conditions, compared with lab mice that ...

In a dimly lit laboratory in London, a brown mouse explores a circular tabletop, sniffing as it ambles about. Suddenly, silently, a shadow appears. In a split second, the mouse’s brain whirs with ...

It’s tiny, but this lab mouse could have a mammoth impact. With curly whiskers and wavy, light hair that grows three times longer than that of an ordinary lab mouse, the genetically modified rodent ...

This year could mark a turning point for one of science’s most familiar animals: the laboratory mouse. For decades, mice and ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

When laboratory mice step out of their plastic cages and into real soil, their behavior changes so dramatically that it forces a rethink of what stress, health and even “normal” really mean. The story ...

The lab mice we use for genetic studies are not only closely related, but live out their whole lives in a sterile environment, so they don’t tell us everything we need to know about actual humans. The ...

A new study has examined social behavior of lab mice in large outdoor enclosures. A new Cornell University study is the first to examine social behavior of lab mice in large outdoor enclosures. The ...

In the world of biomedical research, the humble lab mouse is a superstar—it’s easy enough to rear in large quantities, shares a considerable amount of core biological processes with humans, and is ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) -- A laboratory mouse at Southern Illinois University that died this week of old age was a mouse for the ages, school officials said. The dwarf mouse, otherwise known as GHR-KO ...