In the November 21 Neurobiology of Disease, researchers led by Cristiano Corona, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Turin, Italy, characterize the ALS-like ...

Neuroscience research commonly relies on the use of rodent and non-human primate models. Recently published work suggests that domesticated miniature pigs may mark a middle ground model, with the ...

A team of scientists has established a 'knock in' pig model of Huntington's disease (HD), an inherited neurodegenerative disease, anticipated to be useful for testing treatments. Using genetic ...

The creation of a new pig model accurately reflects the types of cancer seen in human cells, reflecting the gene mutations and pathways most often observed in human cancer. The model will aid ...