As coauthors Alexander Cools and Bart Ellenbroek had found in studying these rats over the past 15 years, these "apomorphine-susceptible" (APO SUS) rats differ from their "unsusceptible" (UNSUS) ...

Compared to their APO-UNSUS counterparts, APO-SUS rats display neuroanatomical, biochemical, and behavioral traits similar to those seen in humans with schizophrenia.

Rats have more heart than you might think. When one is drowning, another will put out a helping paw to rescue its mate. This is especially true for rats that previously had a watery near-death ...

More than 70 species of rats and mice (the rodent family Muridae) can be found on the tropical island, several of which have been named as new species in the past by Helgen. It is currently estimated ...