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Do animal studies raise our MS treatment hopes too high?

Posted on September 11, 2023September 10, 2023

Mice exaggerate and monkeys lie, some researchers jokingly say. (Or is it the other way around?) Testing on rodents and animals is a typical early step in creating medications, and several multiple sclerosis news sites publish articles about these studies. It’s interesting to read what researchers are studying and the experimental MS treatments they hope will work, especially when it comes to the holy grail of MS treatments which, in…Continue Reading

Do Mouse Studies Get Too Much Attention?

Posted on April 29, 2019April 29, 2019

People who cover medical issues often write about mouse studies. These stories can regularly be found on traditional news outlets, both broadcast and print, as well as online platforms. I’m one of the people writing about mouse studies, though I try to be selective and limit my reporting to studies that seem very significant or unusual. Concerns about mouse study reporting has now generated a Twitter feed: @justsaysinmice. James Heathers,…Continue Reading

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