#Rats

Female rats prefer gentler tickling, a finding that could reshape animal happiness research.

From Mashable RSS Feed: Pedro Pascal fielding unpopular opinions from radio callers is a fun, chaotic time

Scientists at the University of Rochester pulled off a remarkable experiment: they transferred a longevity-related gene from the famously long-lived naked mole rat into mice, and the mice ended up healthier and lived longer.…

“Pizza Rat is not going to give this to you unless you’re eating its poop and licking its urine,” Dr. Ulysses Wu of Hartford Healthcare told The Post.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Hantavirus countdown: How long it takes for incurable virus to kill, from initial exposure to deadly complications

Hantavirus isn’t the only zoonotic disease — in fact, the World Health Organization reports that roughly 60% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses.

Palestinians living in tents amid the rubble in the Gaza Strip and aid groups trying to help them say rodent infestations have left them suffering from diseases and unsure how to cope.

In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.

A new and potentially safer opioid has been tested in lab rats, and the results suggest it relieves pain with a lower risk of addiction than other drugs in its class.