March 9, 2022Agnes Lacreuse, Amanda Dettmer, & Allyson J. Bennett Research with monkeys and other nonhuman primates (NHPs) is important for understanding threats to human health that range from Alzheimer's disease to cancer and diabetes, addiction, Parkinson’s disease, and more. This research is also a fundamental building block for understanding how the brain works, how … Continue reading How do the US National Primate Research Centers benefit science and society?
Tag: Aging
8 Reasons Marmosets are Good Translational Models for Aging
In February, the American Journal of Primatology (AJP) published a Special Issue entitled, “Marmosets as a Translational Model for Aging Studies.” The Special Issue contains a comprehensive set of studies that provides crucial new information to help guide the further development of this animal model of aging. It also emphasizes the value and necessity of … Continue reading 8 Reasons Marmosets are Good Translational Models for Aging
Research Roundup: Using CRISPR to boost lifespan, human trial using induced pluripotent stem cells to treat spinal cord injury approved and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Using CRISPR to boost lifespan, human trial using induced pluripotent stem cells to treat spinal cord injury approved and more!
Research Roundup: Alzheimer’s vaccine successful in animal trials, HIV vaccine candidate shows promise and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Alzheimer’s vaccine successful in animal trials, HIV vaccine candidate shows promise and more!
Research Roundup: Human-sheep chimeras and the organ crisis, clinical trials for an Ebola vaccine developed and tested in animals and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form on … Continue reading Research Roundup: Human-sheep chimeras and the organ crisis, clinical trials for an Ebola vaccine developed and tested in animals and more!
Research Roundup: Cancer vaccine tested in mice goes to clinical trials, e-cigarette smoke found to damage DNA and more.
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form on … Continue reading Research Roundup: Cancer vaccine tested in mice goes to clinical trials, e-cigarette smoke found to damage DNA and more.
Animal research unlocks the secrets of aging
As populations in many developed countries age an important question facing medical science is whether cognitive decline is insvitible as we age, and whether it can be presented or reversed. Professor Carol A. Burns of the University of Arizona- who was last year awarded the prestigious Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for … Continue reading Animal research unlocks the secrets of aging
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