Tag Archive for 'mice'

The new study provides a potential approach for the selective treatment of unwanted memories associated with psychiatric disorders that is both selective and does not rely on retrieval of the memory. Image credit: Katsushi Arisaka / University of California, Los Angeles.

Researchers Selectively Erase Unwanted Memories in Mice, Rats

Sep 23, 2013 by News Staff

A team of scientists reporting in the journal Biological Psychiatry has been able to erase dangerous drug-associated memories in mice and rats without...

Rapamycin is an immunosuppressant that has been isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus found in soil samples from Easter Island. The image shows co-culture of Streptomyces hygroscopicus with Aspergillus nidulans (HKI / FSU)

Rapamycin Has Limited Effects on Aging, Study Shows

Jul 26, 2013 by News Staff

Rapamycin – an immunosuppressant drug reported to extend the lives of mice by up to 14 per cent – has limited anti-aging effects, according...

The team identified cells, shown in red, in the mouse hippocampus where memory traces are stored (Steve Ramirez / Xu Liu)

Neuroscientists Implant False Memories into Mice

Jul 26, 2013 by News Staff

Scientists from Japan and the United States have shown that they can plant false memories in the brains of genetically modified mice. The team identified...

Study Reveals House Mice Followed Vikings

Mar 19, 2012 by News Staff

An international team of researchers has discovered that house mice accompanied Vikings during their invasions in the 10th century. Mus musculus (Josef...