It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard ... but they carry a host of diseases that can put your family's health at risk. That’s why it’s so important ...

"Many viruses that we don't know about circulate in animals that live in close proximity to humans," researcher Emily DeRuyter said.

After what must surely have been one of the oddest opening remarks to the Royal Society in its storied 200-plus-year history — “I shall largely speak of mice,” Calhoun began, “but my thoughts are on ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute ... already demonstrated the ability of the cat-sized rodents, which it calls “HeroRATs,” to sniff ...

South Africa is faced with an enormous and ever-increasing rat population that could cause serious diseases such as bubonic ...

The discovery of an important enzyme involved in Huntington's disease may pave the way for future treatments to prevent the condition, researchers say.

A dietary intervention restored kidney function in animal studies and in a pilot study of patients with chronic kidney ...

A dead mouse from a cat named Pepper has led a researcher to a new virus.

A specialized low-salt fasting-mimicking diet revives kidney function in preclinical animal models and patients with chronic ...

Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already demonstrated the ability of the cat-sized rodents ... of zoonotic diseases, such as the Ebola virus, monkeypox virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome ...