A study on rats found that exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) altered gene expression in the nucleus accumbens, ...

A litter of rat pups, exposed to a common “forever chemical” before birth, grew up to act more impulsively and show ...

The increased legalization of cannabis over the past several years can potentially increase its co-use with alcohol. Concerningly, very few studies have looked at the effects of these two drugs when ...

Entitled "Chemotherapy treatment alters DNA methylation patterns in the prefrontal cortex of female rat brain," the study appears in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. Our study explored how ...

In rats reared without play, or with limited access to play during the juvenile period, the dendrites of pyramidal neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) exhibit more branching than rats ...

Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that alters the recognition of risks, a new study in rats suggests. Hormonal contraceptives taken by ...

Our ability to selectively forget distracting memories is shared with other mammals, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The discovery that rats and humans share a common active ...