Secret Health Benefits of Being a Bat
How exactly are the Myotis bat genus able to host COVID-19, Ebola, and other infectious diseases, all while living into their early 30s? We describe particular infectious disease adaptations, inflammation suppression, and the longevity observed within this taxa.
Preclinical Animal Models of IBD, GVHD, and Pulmonary Disease
Join BioModels’ Scientists, Andrew Borkowski, PhD and Nicole Smith, PhD, as they discuss a selection of key preclinical models of inflammatory disease, including models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)/colitis, Graft vs Host Disease (GvHD), and pulmonary disease, focusing on the utility of clinically relevant endpoints that create highly translational models of human disease.
Protocol Preview: a Ferret Model of Respiratory Inflammation
While rodents have long been used to model many human diseases, their anatomical, physiological, and immunological differences from humans cannot be ignored when modeling respiratory inflammation. Recently, Khoury et al. demonstrated how ferrets can be used to model inflammatory respiratory disease and injury, which we review in this blog post.
Inflammation & Immunophysiology: An Exploration of Pathophysiology
Inflammation & Immunophysiology: A webinar series covering fundamentals, late-breaking research and novel discoveries in the field of immunophysiology and inflammation sciences.
Micro-CT: Fancy gadget or indispensable technology towards accurate quantification of lung disease and therapy?
An infectious lung disease expert shares compelling evidence for the use of micro-CT to repeatedly evaluate disease progression and therapy efficacy in live animals.