WASHINGTON (CN) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to expand the designated critical habitat of the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. A new rule adds approximately184 miles of rivers and ...

Jumping Mouse A federal court in New Mexico ruled against two cattlemen’s associations that wanted to overturn the designation of a critical habitat for the endangered New Mexico jumping meadow mouse.

The researchers devised and tested the strategy in mice, significantly delaying the onset of blindness. Their findings are outlined in the journal Nature Communications.

However, in the jump-training mice, there was a 26% increase in cartilage thickness compared to controls. Further, compared to the reduced activity animals, these jumping mice had 110% thicker ...

Duke University Medical Center. "Strategy prevents blindness in mice with retinal degeneration." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 May 2018. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 05 / 180502075901 ...