Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study ...

The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the hypophysis, at the base of the skull, which then ...

Obesity elevates the risk of at least 13 major cancers, including those of the breast, colon and liver. It also impairs immune responses that target tumors and are stimulated by cancer immunotherapies ...

Erika (Feierstein) Mathews, Erin Curry, Jennifer (Cascarino) Reith and Tiffany Carro met during a University of Delaware study abroad course in New Zealand. Inspired by the experience, the alumni ...

In April 2025, the FDA announced plans to shift biomedical research for monoclonal antibodies and other medications away from animal testing toward new approaches. One year later, much speculation ...

University of Arizona researchers have launched what they believe to be the first open-access catalog of animal traditions in order to explore how social learning both shapes and is shaped by ...

In a promising advance for cancer treatment, Northwestern University scientists have re-engineered the molecular structure of a common chemotherapy drug, making it dramatically more soluble and ...

Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...

Animal science graduate student Erikah Dozier discovers her skill and passion for research in UD’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences University of Delaware graduate student Erikah Dozier is at ...

In collaboration with its scientific partners, Lir Life Sciences has designed a controlled animal Study to evaluate the novel transdermal uptake of GLP/GIP-based obesity therapies using novel ...