Research Roundup: OCD medication to treat deadly sepsis; leopard tortoise inspires insulin pill 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: OCD medication to treat deadly sepsis; leopard tortoise inspires insulin pill and more!

Research Roundup: Using the flu virus to eliminate prostate cancer, the role of basophils in cancer 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 the flu virus to eliminate prostate cancer, the role of basophils in cancer and more!

Septic shock: Mice show way to a new treatment

When we think of the immune system we usually think of the adaptive immune system - the B-cells and T-cells that recognize and destroy specific pathogens – which isn’t surprising since this is the arm of the immune system that vaccines are designed to stimulate.  However working alongside the adaptive immune system is the innate … Continue reading Septic shock: Mice show way to a new treatment