Fat sand rats are SAD like us: Research shines a light on a mood disorder
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 22:20
in Biology & Nature
With her work on the Israeli desert inhabitant gerbil called the fat sand rat, a researcher has found new hope for the study of seasonal affective disorder and similar conditions. Her research indicates that her new test subjects are a more suitable model animal for the study of SAD than the rats and mice used previously.