News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: The rapid evolution of the dogs of Chernobyl A mouse study that correlates nose picking with Alzheimer's How hibernating bears, pigs in small enclosures, and immobile humans avoid blood clots The quest to save the bees using robotic bees and artificial intelligence Links to all these stories can be found below Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat newsletter! https://www.amprogress.org/rais ..read more

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: March is National Kidney Month! How NAD+ and NMN can slow, stop, and even reverse kidney disease Scientists have been able to create mice from the cells of two male mice Did you know beetles mainly absorb water from their butts? Superb Fairy Wrens and their willingness to fight for their friends and family Links to all these stories can be found below Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat n ..read more

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: March is National Kidney Month! How NAD+ and NMN can slow, stop, and even reverse kidney disease Scientists have been able to create mice from the cells of two male mice Did you know beetles mainly absorb water from their butts? Superb Fairy Wrens and their willingness to fight for their friends and family Links to all these stories can be found below Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat n ..read more

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Monogamous prairie voles - Happy Valentine's day! How freezing hibernating frogs might one day save humanity A discussion about the FDA Modernization Act February is American Heart Awareness month, so of course we talk about new research to repair scar tissue in the heart Links to all these stories can be found below Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat newsletter! https://www.amprogress.o ..read more

Lab Rat Chat - Episode 30 with Dr. Agnès Lacreuse In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff and Danielle chat with Dr. Agnès Lacreuse, PhD, who is a researcher at the University of Massachusetts in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Department. She utilizes nonhuman primates in her research in order to better understand neurocognitive aging and pathological aging processes, such as those involved in Alzheimer's disease. Two-thirds of Alzheimer's disease cases in humans are women. 2/3 of AD cases in humans are women. For this reason, we also aim to understand how changes in sex hor ..read more

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: How mice, and many other species, benefit from having fat in their bodies. Needless jet injection technology?! Reviving organs in pigs HOURS after death Why elephants don't get cancer - we bet you've never even thought about this but it's quite incredible   Links to all these stories can be found below Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat newsletter! https://www.amprogress.org/raising ..read more

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: A promising new drug to prevent and slow the progression of Parkinson's disease Pain relief in the form of implantable nerve cooling devices How sound and music can reduce both chronic and acute pain Danielle's true calling in life, creating tiny adorable mouse villages  Links to all these stories can be found below  Sign up for the Lab Rat Chat newsletter! https://www.ampr ..read more

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support the podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: A new therapy utilizing "dancing molecules" to offer a potential cure for paralysis mRNA vaccine technology is being used to develop a vaccine for Lyme disease A grape seed extract component may be able to help us live longer and healthier lives Masks made of ostrich fe ..read more

Lab Rat Chat - Episode 25 with Lindsay Bader Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support our podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Lindsay Bader, who is a Senior Research Associate at the Oregon National Primate Research Center.   Lindsay has a ton of hands-on experience  working with many different species of monkeys .  She's been deeply involved in the research as well the animal care and husbandry components that go along with it, and has a wealth of information to share about what it ..read more

News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support the podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: In recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we discuss a new method to treat aggressive forms of breast cancer. A new molecule that can act as a 'Trojan horse' for cancer cells - activated by light and destroying the cell, while leaving healthy cells ..read more