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.

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