Rabbit Corticosterone Levels Provide Fresh Perspective on Pet Welfare
Fragrant flowers, a warming breeze, and adorable rabbits hopping through the garden – Spring is in the air! To celebrate,...
Scientists get the scoop on poop as noninvasive stress indicator of endangered African penguins.
Environmental change and human activity may be leading to the population loss of the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus). With...
Bad neighbors: Human settlement and climate change are stressing Kenya’s elephants.
The home territories of African elephants in Laikipia County, Kenya, have become a mosaic of human settlements and non-protected savannahs....
Consumption of fire ants may enhance immune functions of lizards
Invasive species being introduced to a non-native environment is a growing and ongoing concern. The impact of these species can...
Organic Cation Transporter-Mediated Accumulation of Quinolinium Salts in the LV Myocardium of Rodents
Nuclear medicine traditionally uses single-photon emission computed tomography to perform myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Earlier studies have looked at C-11...
Can spines tell a story?
The short-beaked echidna, native to Australia, is an excellent model of a monotreme, which are egg-laying mammals. Egg-laying is closely...
Saving the Kea
Kea Nestor notabilis, otherwise known as kea, is an endangered alpine parrot species from New Zealand. The Cincinnati Zoo, an...
Don’t Stress Out When Measuring Corticosterone
Our DetectX® Corticosterone ELISA Kit has been used on samples from Aardvarks to Whales including serum, plasma, urine, saliva, hair, bone, tissue...
Flowerpot Method Does Not Induce Stress
FLOWERPOT METHOD DOES NOT INDUCE STRESS Scientists rely heavily upon the flowerpot method of rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) deprivation...
Managing Stress and Anxiety with Diet
HOW DOES DIET REDUCE STRESS? It’s not a secret that diet can be part of an effective strategy for controlling...
Cannabis Use and Stress
Cannabis has long been used for stress reduction, and its anxiolytic and anti-depressive abilities are generally well accepted. However, acute...
Lizards Are Feeling the Heat
Body temperature and stress adaptation in ectotherms Survival in the wild requires quick adaptation to stressful events. Activation of the...