Hacker News with Generative AI: Animal Studies

Beef fat prevents alcoholic liver disease in the rat (nlm.nih.gov)
The amount and type of dietary fat is thought to be important in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD).

Health, Science, Nutrition, Animal Studies

6 points by NavinF 32 days ago | 2 comments

Eating less can lead to a longer life: study in mice shows why (nature.com)
Cutting calorie intake can lead to a leaner body — and a longer life, an effect often chalked up to the weight loss and metabolic changes caused by consuming less food.

Health, Longevity, Diet, Animal Studies, Science

8 points by pseudolus 43 days ago | 0 comments

Gut Microbiome Disruption Linked to Aggression (neurosciencenews.com)
A new study led by Prof. Omry Koren and graduate student Atara Uzan-Yuzari from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine at Bar-Ilan University has unveiled significant evidence connecting the gut microbiome to aggressive behavior in mice.

Gut Microbiome, Aggression, Neuroscience, Animal Studies

5 points by NalNezumi 57 days ago | 0 comments

Omega-3 intake counteracts symptoms of anxiety and depression in mice (psypost.org)
A study on mice found that adding omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to their diets effectively counteracts depressive and anxiety-like behaviors induced by stress.

Science, Mental Health, Nutrition, Animal Studies

293 points by geox 61 days ago | 158 comments

Switching off inflammatory protein leads to longer, healthier lifespans in mice (sciencedaily.com)

Biotechnology, Aging, Animal Studies, Health

6 points by willvk 125 days ago | 0 comments

Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022) (sciencehistory.org)

Animal Studies, Science, History

69 points by ajuhasz 136 days ago | 57 comments

High-fat diet, microbiome-gut-brain axis signaling, and anxiety in rats (biomedcentral.com)

Diet, Neuroscience, Animal Studies, Gut Microbiome

20 points by gnabgib 148 days ago | 0 comments

Five years later, naked mole-rat mortality rates still defy Gompertzian laws (springer.com)

Biology, Longevity, Animal Studies

10 points by beefman 148 days ago | 0 comments

Exercise rewires the brain, helping mice forget traumatic and addictive memories (kyushu-u.ac.jp)