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4:16pm, 6th May, 2019

Transplanting gut bacteria alters depression-related behavior, brain inflammation in animals

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Scientists have shown that transplanting gut bacteria, from an animal that is vulnerable to social stress to a non-stressed animal, can cause vulnerable behavior in the recipient. The research reveals detail...

Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer

5:22pm, 26th April, 2019

Humans

Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Mary Jo Gilmer studies the impact animals can have on children with life-threatening conditions. She recently received a grant from nonprofit Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) for a pilot program inve...

Warm-Blooded Animals Lost Ability to Heal the Heart

5:08am, 8th March, 2019

Humans

Warm-Blooded Animals Lost Ability to Heal the Heart

Thyroid hormone, which helps warm-blooded animals regulate body temperature, also appears to put a halt on heart regeneration. Christopher Intagliata reports.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Rating riverside corridors -- the 'escape routes' for animals under climate change

5:15pm, 8th February, 2019

Environment

Rating riverside corridors -- the 'escape routes' for animals under climate change

(University of Washington) While riverside habitats are known to be important for species migrating under climate change, this is the first study to rank riparian areas as targets for restoration and conservation efforts.

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Transplanting gut bacteria alters depression-related behavior, brain inflammation in animals

Study to examine impact of therapy animals on children with cancer

Warm-Blooded Animals Lost Ability to Heal the Heart

Rating riverside corridors -- the 'escape routes' for animals under climate change

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