Rats showcase a unique form of communication by emitting ultrasonic calls during their playful and social interactions, which are inaudible to humans. Often occurring at a frequency of 50 kHz, these ...

Female Norway rats that receive help from an unfamiliar partner become significantly more willing to assist a completely different stranger afterward. This behavioral pattern, documented across ...

When scientists started tickling rats in the lab, they picked up something completely unexpected on their microphones. What ...

In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, suggesting that rats can serve as a model for complex cognitive processes often ...

Peking University-led researchers have modified an existing treatment for liver disease that does not cause itchiness, a common side effect of existing treatments. Chronic itch is a debilitating ...

The high comorbidity of type 2 diabetes (T2D) with psychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders points to a need for understanding what links these diseases. A potential link is the anterior cingulate ...

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