The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity, ...

Understanding and treating human diseases require valid animal models. Leveraging the genetic diversity in rhesus macaque populations across eight primate centers in the United States, we conduct ...

The experiences we face early in life may leave their marks on our health in ways that echo across decades—and even across ...

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As an ideal model for studying human cognitive function and brain diseases, macaques are highly similar to humans in genetics, physiology, and brain structure. Currently, non-human primates are ...

The team created highly precise tissue-specific clocks, capable of predicting age within about one year of an individual’s chronological age.

Radiation medical countermeasure development under the United States Food and Drug Administration Animal Rule needs validated large animal models of acute radiation syndrome. Such a well-established ...

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