Gimli gobblers Mercury scientists to conduct unique human experiment next week
...ommunity-based research they're conducting. "Being guinea pigs like this takes us back to our roots," says Dr. Lucotte. "It's important for us to remember that we're not just working on a hypothetical story, we're working with real people and real passions. And that we ourselves can be exposed to mercury in...Acetaminophen shows positive in vivo cardioprotective effects in heart attack, arrhythmia
...urrent study was a follow up to earlier studies on guinea pig hearts where one of the most pronounced effects was mechanical; acetaminophen aided the left ventricle during reperfusion. But in dogs, acetaminophen only affected the necrotic part of the heart. In other words, acetaminophen had no net beneficia...The logic of life brings order to our genes
...marily used literature knowledge from the foremost guinea pig of genetics: the fruit fly. More is known about the details of the genetic network here than in humans. "In the fruit fly one can find almost 200 rules that are canalyzing, and this property is most likely general and applicable to genetic networ...Purdue research offers hope for canine, human spinal injuries
...ndreds to thousands of severed nerve fibers of the guinea pig spinal cord with only a two-minute PEG treatment. This observation led to developing the polymer as a repair agent that would mend the broken membranes of nerve cells after traumatic injury. Though PEG's action as a fusogen has been k...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...nt strain of the type 2 virus, d15-29, in mice and guinea pigs. The live mutant strain, d15-29, showed mini... for herpes simplex virus 2 infections in mice and guinea pigs. Journal of Virology, 79. 1: 410-418.) ************************************* Houseflies May C...Chemical used in marine paint may damage hearing in whales
...or activity. Santos-Sacchi and his colleagues used guinea pigs in their study and found rapid and profound effects of TBT on the outer hair cells as they studied the effects of TBT on chloride ion exchange across the outer hair cell membrane. He said TBT bypasses the normal chloride ion pathway, thereby al...When cobras spit, there's not a dry eye in the house
...e these burns can ultimately lead to blindness. As guinea pigs Katja Tzschtzsch used four Mozambique and six black-necked spitting cobras from the animal house in Schloss Poppelsdorf. In her experiments she either stood face to face with them herself protected only by a plastic visor or she used photos. I...Aeras and UCLA announce license deal for new TB vaccine
...ues." First developed and tested in TB-susceptible guinea pigs, rBCG30 was found to be more potent than the commercially available BCG vaccine. In initial clinical studies of the vaccine's safety, no serious adverse events occurred in human volunteers. Funding for the research at UCLA was provided primari...Scientists discover odd-ball rodent
...rel. Or a rat. Because it's actually more like a guinea pig or chinchilla. But not quite. In fact the new species, found in Laos by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other groups, is so unique it represents an entire new family of wildlife. The new species is described in the r...Elusive salamanders have role in developing new sampling models
...are salamanders at a Georgia military base are the guinea pigs for Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers whose goal is to develop methods to better determine whether a species has vanished. After not finding any flatwoods salamanders since 2001, Fort Stewart biologists were a bit concerned and were look...Researchers report breakthrough against world's deadliest viruses
...ing extensive work, including trials with mice and guinea pigs, the PHAC researchers collaborated with USAMRIID to prove their efficacy in non-human primates. Canadian Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and Dr. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of State (Public Health), praised the work of the scientists in developing t...Purdue scientists may have found key to halting spinal cord damage
...the levels of acrolein in the injured spines of 25 guinea pigs for several days following an injury," Shi said. "We found that levels of acrolein peak 24 hours afterward, and they remain high for at least a week. Because acrolein has such a long lifespan and is so toxic, we theorize that it is primarily res...New lab research may help those deafened by immune system attack
...s when it binds to IESCA in the organs of Corti of guinea pigs. The U-M has patent applications pending in the U.S. and abroad pertaining to KHRI-3, IESCA and AISNHL. The University, Carey and several colleagues stand to profit if tests or treatments based on these patents are developed. The development of...'Perception' gene tracked humanity's evolution, scientists say
... orangutans, rhesus macaques, pigtail macaques and guinea baboons. The researchers found that high genetic variation in the prodynorphin promoter was unique to humans. Other primates' promoters were far more homogeneous. Exactly how prodynorphin influences human perception is unknown. Evidence for its vari...New antibody shows promise as cure for anthrax
...icine, have tested the re-engineered antibody with guinea pigs to determine if the antitoxin could protect a...ers placed anthrax spores in the nasal passages of guinea pigs, mimicking exposure to inhalation anthrax. The doses were 250 to 625 times what would ordinaril...Pregnancy drugs can affect grandkids
A study in guinea pigs suggests that a drug commonly given to pregna...am have found alarming side effects of the drug in guinea pigs, which have similar placentas to humans and give birth to similarly mature offspring. They gave...Plant-derived vaccines safeguard against deadly plague
...he vaccine elicits a protective immune response in guinea pigs. The results are considered to be a milestone...ns were purified from the plants and injected into guinea pigs. Testing using an aerosolized form of plague was performed by Chad Roy and Robert Webb at the...Gene-specific Ebola therapies protect non-human primates from lethal disease
... infection. Combination therapy was also tested in guinea pigs, where it appeared to be most effective when administered after infection. To further evaluate the efficacy of the three-PMO combination, four rhesus monkeys were treated with the drug two days prior to Ebola virus exposure. Three of the four...The American Physiological Society publishes resource book for animal exercise protocols
...ocols involving species such as rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, cats, goats, sheep, nonhuman primates, birds, and fish. In addition to an extensive list of citations, the book also includes appendices on hind limb suspension and immobilization of rats and mice and a set of sample animal exercise protocol sc...Yale researchers find environmental toxins disruptive to hearing in mammals
...onal systems of marine mammals. In this study on guinea pigs, Santos-Sacchi tested whether TBT or salicyla...and is a component of aspirin, interfered with the guinea pigs' ability to hear. He found that TBT, salicylate, or otherwise altering the extracellular chlori...