While these animals retain the regenerative ability throughout adulthood, most mammals, including mice and humans, lose this capacity shortly after birth. 4 Scientists are interested in determining ...

Frozen mice stem cells that were aboard the ISS for six months can produce healthy offspring. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 15, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but this isn’t the case in adults. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to ...

Sensory experiences in early childhood could have different effects on the developing male and female brain, according to a new study looking at sound preferences in mice. And if you didn’t think mice ...

Gene therapy using lentiviral vectors (LVs) has proven effective in ex vivo applications, where a patient’s stem cells are extracted, genetically modified, and then reinfused to achieve therapeutic ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Excellent news for mice everywhere! Scientists have confirmed that administering the drug rapamycin to baby mice everyday for the first 45 days of their lives extends life expectancy by an average 10 ...

The immune development of offspring is, in part, controlled by cues from the mother. However, little is known about how white blood cells regulate offspring immunity. Now, a new study uncovers that ...

Newborn female mice that sniff odours from adult female mice live 8 per cent longer than expected, possibly because their puberty gets delayed. We have known since the 1970s that getting young female ...