According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 39 million people worldwide were living with HIV as of 2022, and there were 1.3 million new infections in 2022 alone. While there have been rare successes in eliminating the virus through bone marrow transplants, there is no cure for the...

Sugar is known to cause a number of health problems in humans, and sugar substitutes may be no better. In May 2023, the World Health Organization issued new guidance discouraging the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), citing the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence, which suggests using...

Addiction is a complex condition with both physical and psychological causes and effects, which, coupled with the wide variation in addictive substances, makes it difficult to treat effectively. New research with mice and rats has uncovered potential new treatments that effectively reduce addictive behavior with no side effects. Ozempic as an...

May is Mental Health Month, and researchers around the world are contributing to the effort to identify causes and develop treatments for mental health issues including anorexia, depression, anxiety, addiction, and PTSD. A New Connection Between Anorexia and the Gut Anorexia nervosa is one of the most difficult to treat mental illnesses,...

What causes disease? The answers are manifold, but recent mouse studies point to a new culprit in certain diseases: bacteria. Gut Bacteria & Brain Health In a study with mice, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Chicago discovered a link between gut bacteria and brain health and...

Historically, researchers working with mice have preferred to use animals with as few genetic variations as possible. However, new studies show that a more diverse mouse population leads to more reliable results. Using inbred mice allows researchers to reduce variables—always desirable when testing specific hypotheses. However, the results achieved using inbred...

In February, love is in the air … and the lab. New research with animals is helping scientists learn more about how love develops and endures, how feelings of love affect us mentally and physically, and the specific roles of love-related chemicals including oxytocin and dopamine. The Power of Touch It’s not...

As long as scientists have known about cancer, they have been trying to develop a cure. Hundreds of potential treatments have been tried, and while some have shown promise, none have been 100% effective. New animal studies, however, are bringing researchers closer to finding a way to stop various types...

Enter to win a tuition scholarship for the Workshop on Anaesthesiology on March  21nd and 22nd at the René Remie Surgical Skills Centre in Almere! Kent Scientific is excited to partner with our Scientific Advisor, Dr. Remie at his Surgical Skills Centre, known for providing the best training for rodent...

Mouse and rat anesthesia can be challenging due to the many factors that determine success. For research requiring anesthesia, rodents must be anesthetized accurately based on their size and metabolic rate. They must be monitored to eliminate harmful side effects, and one way to ensure accuracy is to use a...

One-on-one hands-on sessions in a small class setting with Dr. Yelena Akelina, DVM, MS Director, Microsurgery Lab, Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University We appreciate that a little financial aid can go a long way for students and academic researchers. This is why we are delighted to offer in-lab training scholarships...

One of the best things about the holidays is the food. While you’re busy trying to decide which side dish to bring to the party, researchers are busy making discoveries that change what we thought we knew about food, diet, and how what we eat affects our brains, our health,...

Longer life is the Holy Grail of scientific research, and new discoveries may put us one step closer to understanding how to help mice, and humans, live longer. Putting the Brakes on Growth Hormone Researchers at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Edison Biotechnology Institute have discovered a way to...

An electronic anesthesia vaporizer converts a liquid anesthetic into a gas vapor. This process is required because anesthetic agents are usually supplied in liquid form at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. These agents must be vaporized before lab animals can inhale them for surgery.A traditional anesthesia vaporizer delivers a controlled...

Does the sex of the researcher or the animal matter in animal research? Increasingly, it’s looking like the answer is yes, at least in some cases. In recent studies, scientists are gaining a better understanding of how biological sex affects research results. How the Sex of Researchers Affects Lab Animals and...

According to the American Cancer Society, there will be approximately 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 609,360 cancer deaths in the United States this year. Working with animal models, researchers have recently discovered potential new treatments for cancers of the brain, bone marrow, thymus, liver, lung, and lymph nodes. A...

Researchers have been exploring the link between anesthesia and body temperature since the early 1930s. One study (1942) into the body temperature of mice during anesthesia posited a connection between reduced anesthetic efficacy and a drop in core temperature. Yet the importance of body temperature measurement prior to, during, and...

Mouse brains have obvious differences from the human brain, but have still proven to be important models for studying many aspects of the human brain. New mouse studies have given researchers insight into a number of brain functions that could have implications for humans, including how the brain determines whether...

Endotracheal intubation (EI) is a core component of in vivo studies on small animals . An endotracheal tube inserted through the mouth provides a pathway for delivering inhalation anesthetic drugs, and helps the animal to maintain airway patency while anesthetized. Additionally, tracheal intubation enables ventilatory support to be provided should...

More than 50 million people in the United States are living with chronic pain—about 20% of American adults—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Treatment options range from massage and acupuncture to steroid injections and surgery, but no solution works for everyone because not all pain is the same....