A new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural sporadic Alzheimer's Disease. Led by researchers from the University of ...

Led by researchers from the University of California at Irvine, a new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and practical model of natural sporadic ...

Small, furry, and full of personality, rodent pets have captured the hearts of animal lovers worldwide. Whether you’re considering bringing home your first pocket pet or you’re a seasoned rodent ...

Humans and most other mammals cannot see ultraviolet (UV) light, whereas some rodents can. A Chilean-German research team has now reported UV vision in the South-American degu, a distant relative of ...

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We examined the ways a small diurnal rodent, Octodon degus, copes with high environmental temperatures in a semiarid region in northcentral Chile. We hypothesized that degus are constrained in use of ...

Irvine, CA - December 19, 2022 – Led by researchers from the University of California at Irvine, a new study reveals that a long-lived Chilean rodent, called Octodon degus (degu), is a useful and ...