Fruit flies have helped to develop drugs designed to treat a range of diseases from skin infections and genetic disorders to pneumonia, and meningitis. Some of the recent research with fruit flies has focused on understanding Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, spastic paraplegia, cancer, obesity and insomnia.
The common marmoset, due to its size and similarities with humans, is crucial in safety, reproductive biology, neuroscience, and drug development studies. In multiple sclerosis research, its immunological likeness aids therapy development.
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Mice are pivotal in medical progress, facilitating treatments for cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's, and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and schizophrenia.
Titi monkeys, with their unique capacity for social attachment, are pivotal in studying neurotransmitters' role in attachment biology. Their involvement in visualizing oxytocin receptors aids research in autism spectrum disorder due to biological similarities to humans.
Meet Elle. She is a Crossbred sheep who is pregnant with twins. Elle is part of a maternal nutrition study focused on maintaining fetal growth in women that experience maternal constraint, a poorly understood disorder that limits fetal growth during pregnancy. The goal of the study is to…
Ernest is a ram and father to lambs needed for a maternal nutrition study. He lives in the same flock room as the ewes caring for their lambs so he can see, hear, and smell the other sheep. Since he has to be separate from the female sheep, his…
Pigs are smart, social animals that like to nibble and root. Balls and puzzle toys are provided to engage them in rooting and problem solving opportunities. These caregivers know each of their pigs by name and look forward to spending time with them every day.
All nonhuman primates in research are provided access to enhanced care, including social, behavioral and nutritional enrichment. They often receive fruit and vegetables in addition to their traditional chow diet, and many times, the animals will receive treats like marshmallows. Proper enrichment is critical to ensuring the animals…
Ovarian cancer, affecting 225,000 women annually, is often diagnosed late, leading to high fatality rates. The chicken, mirroring human ovarian cancer, provides a crucial model for early detection research, potentially saving lives.