Pedicure soothes lab mice with serious skin disease

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 17:31 in Health & Medicine

In a new study, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers report finding an easy method to cure laboratory mice of a common, life-threatening skin disease: A pedicure. Millions of laboratory mice suffer from a skin condition known as ulcerative dermatitis — a major scourge for these animals and the most common reason for unplanned euthanasia. […]

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