The mole rat lives about 37 years which is about five times longer than expected for an animal of its size and type. Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London have learned more about why the ...

In this study, they found that the naked mole-rat has a unique expression of genes in heart cells controlling energy generation from sugars resulting in a metabolic profile that is distinct from ...

Whereas other rodents, like mice and rats, are susceptible to many of the same age-related diseases that we are —cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and cancers— naked mole rats are ...

As the mice with the naked mole rat version of the gene aged, they had less inflammation in different parts of their bodies—inflammation being a hallmark of aging—and maintained a healthier gut.

Naked mole rats are mouse-sized rodents that have exceptional longevity for rodents of their size; they can live up to 41 years, nearly ten times as long as similar-size rodents.

Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) are famous for a lot of things: their peculiar appearance, being one of only two eusocial mammal species, and having a queen female that is the only member ...

Naked mole-rats are among the strangest mammals on the planet. Not only do they live longer than any other rodent ‒ up to 37 years ‒ they can also have babies well into old age. Now ...

Y: Try some of this wasabi, Don. D: I’ll pass. I prefer to eat my sushi without my mouth burning, thanks. Y. Understandable. Wasabi can be pretty intense… unless you’re a highveld mole-rat ...

Naked mole-rats seem to defy ageing and appear immune to cancer. Scientists are studying these strange creatures to understand how humans can live healthier, longer lives.

Composer Deborah Wicks La Puma writes music for Mo Willems' musicals including Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience. A new animated version is on HBO Max. Composer Deborah ...

Naked mole rats can live upwards of 30 years—about 10 times as long as a typical laboratory mouse—and are rarely troubled by the cancers that plague humans in old age.

Despite the naked mole rats' reputation as a "nonaging" mammal, the species does age epigenetically—similarly to other mammals. genprowebdirectory Facebook Linkedin RSS Twitter Youtube ...