Search Results: “Heart research”

Mouse on shower ring

This mouse is on a study to help prevent heart attacks. He lives in a shoebox cage with three other mice. His cage is cleaned regularly and he is provided with fresh food consisting of a high fat diet (to simulate humans prone to heart attacks). He sleeps…

Chinchilla

Chinchillas serve as vital models for auditory system research due to their physiological similarities to humans, aiding advancements in acoustic studies and offering insights into middle ear infections and other areas like respiratory infections and ototoxicity.

For the Media

For the Media Come See Our World (CSOW) is a project of Americans for Medical Progress (AMP). CSOW and AMP connect reporters with information, research contacts, pictures and videos to provide a current and accurate profile of the importance of animals in biomedical research and testing. Reporters may reach us…

Horse

Horse research under the One Health initiative advances both equine and human health. Studies on horse diseases, obesity, aging, genetics, and regenerative medicine inform treatments benefiting both species.

Ferret

Ferrets, sharing anatomical and physiological traits with humans, are pivotal in research for various diseases like peptic ulcers, cystic fibrosis, and influenza, making them invaluable models in biomedical studies.

Guinea Pig

Guinea pigs, resembling humans in bacterial infection symptoms and immune response, have aided research for over 200 years, advancing treatments for lung, ear, eye, artery, stomach, intestine diseases, including tuberculosis.

Rat

Rats are essential models in research, aiding studies in physiology, immunology, pharmacology, nutrition, behavior, and learning, leading to medical advancements in obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, neurological, and immune-related diseases.

Baboon Playground

These baboons are needed as a model for a variety of studies, including research focused on understanding the genetics of complex diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders. These two baboons are males socially housed in a baboon corral with other male baboons. They are seated on…

Rhesus macaque

Rhesus macaque monkeys, owing to their anatomical and physiological likeness to humans, have been instrumental in developing life-saving vaccines and treatments like those for polio, smallpox, rabies, and HIV/AIDS. They've also contributed to behavioral discoveries, showing promise in neural mechanism studies.