Acupuncture found to lower elevations in blood pressure
...uncture to specific points on the forelimb of test rats with artificially elevated blood pressure rates; t...eatment reduced blood pressure rates in these test rats by 25 mmHg -- with the effect lasting almost two hours. "This type of electroacupuncture is only eff...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...ts and functional changes in the urethra in female rats after nerve injury. Fifty-four female rats underwent a pudendal nerve crush and 13 rats were used as controls. Leak point and abdominal pressur...Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...as been known to increase the lifespan of mice and rats 40 percent by preventing them from getting disease... key longevity gene called SIRT1 is switched on in rats that are subjected to calorie restriction, which then increased the lifespan of the rat's cells. In...Common anesthetics appear safe for developing fetal brain
...e, the researchers said, since a study in new-born rats published in 2003 reported that exposure to various anesthetic agents caused neurodegeneration in the developing rat brain. However, the Duke researchers said that the current study may be more realistic, since it is was conducted under circumstances...Researchers discover link between insulin and Alzheimer's
...hat connection. By studying a gene abnormality in rats that blocks insulin signaling in the brain, researchers found that insulin and IGF I and II are all expressed in neurons in several regions in the brain. Additionally, researchers determined that a drop in insulin production in the brain contributes...Curious female rats survive tumors longer
...ehavioral health, says that her study of 80 female rats from birth to death shows that the curious ones wi...cautious ones. "It's difficult to extrapolate from rats to people, she notes.However, there have been studies that show that shy elderly people report more ...Chemicals in apples could reduce the risk of breast cancer, Cornell study in rats suggests
...p keep breast cancer away, according to a study in rats by food scientists at Cornell University. "We fou... incidence was reduced by 17, 39 and 44 percent in rats fed the human equivalent of one, three or six apples a day, respectively, over 24 weeks," says Rui H...Marijuana ingredient may stall decline from Alzheimer's
...o aggregate or control proteins into the brains of rats for one week. Other rats were injected with a cannabinoid and either amyloid or a control protein. After two months, the rese...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
... Institute at Henry Ford Hospital. "When mice and rats with stroke are treated with Viagra, the drug provides very significant functional benefit. These animals do much better. There are far fewer functional deficits. Days later there is reduced neurological deficit and new brain cells," says Dr. Chopp. ...Alcohol's damaging effects on adolescent brain function
...rom activities such as binge drinking. Adolescent rats that were exposed to binge drinking appear to have permanent damage in their adult brains. Research has identified subtle but important brain changes occurring among adolescents with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), resulting in a decreased ability in ...Uric acid may help reduce effects of spinal cord injury, Jefferson researchers find
...r." Dr. Hooper and his co-workers compared injured rats that received saline to spinal cord-injured rats that were given uric acid. "The injury causes a tremendous amount of damage in the mice less than 5...Stem cell therapy for spinal injury
...ior to the injury level, scientists found that the rats developed greater pain sensitivity just superior of it. In a follow-up study, a special gene, neurogenin-2, was added to the stem cells while they were developing in culture. When stem cells containing this gene were transplanted into the damaged sp...Carrot component reduces cancer risk
...alcarinol reduced the risk of cancer developing in rats by one third. Although experts have recommended th... cancer. The research team carried out tests on 24 rats with pre-cancerous tumours in laboratory conditions. They divided them into three groups and fed th...Sex hormone metabolite reduces stress, anxiety in female rats
...ain's response to stress, according to research in rats by scientists at Emory University School of Medici...mmond, BS, of Spelman College, compared how female rats with different levels of the sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, reacted to loud noises after i...Aetiology of congenital heart disease explained
... results have been further confirmed in studies on rats and in cell cultures. Cultivated heart cells, cardiomyocytes, were seriously affected in their calcium balance when exposed to specific p200 antibodies. The cells were rendered unable to accumulate calcium, which ultimately led to cell death, apoptos...New study finds kelp can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
... study, the researchers randomly divided 24 female rats into three groups. One group was fed a high daily ...groups were compared with a third control group of rats that did not receive kelp. To ensure that all the kelp was eaten, Skibola and study co-author John C...Rat whisking may provide insight into debilitating eye disorder
...nia, San Diego have discovered a neural circuit in rats that could provide a powerful model for understand...red reflex circuit that controls rats' whiskers as rats explore their environment is a positive feedback loop. It helps rats keep their whiskers on an obje...News Tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...faceted approach to optimize regeneration in adult rats after spinal cord transection....New research reinforces importance of aerobic health
...io; and the University of Michigan, Swoap examined rats that had been genetically selected for high or low...article reports. "[Indeed,] after 11 generations, rats with low aerobic capacity scored high on cardiovascular risk factors that constitute the metabolic s...Discovery of pathway in learning impairment caused by liver disease may lead to drug treatment
.../hepatology . Researchers examined four groups of rats in their study: rats in which they constructed portacaval shunts (a treatment used to treat high blood pressure in the li...