The total number of nonhuman primates in research in the United States was 71,921 in 2021 (the most recent year for which figures are available), according to the US Department of Agriculture. This ...

There has been in recent years a substantial increase in the variety of enhancement devices available for nonhuman primates in captivity, and the task of properly outfitting a housing unit can be ...

Learn how human healing compares to healing in other primates and mammals, whose fur may help their skin stitch itself ...

Human wounds take almost three times as long to heal as those of other primates, which may come down to our lack of fur ...

As night falls over the Siberut jungle, a fire crackles inside the Tateburuk clan’s wooden home, or uma. The walls are ...

Working Group 4 (WG4) strives to determine the unique advantages of using non-human primates (NHP) compared with other available models and make recommendations in experimental design. to reach a ...

OHSU’s primate research center has faced persistent opposition from animal rights groups for decades. Recently, activists have turned up the heat.

A team of researchers has developed a vaccine targeting the tau protein, associated with Alzheimer's disease, showing robust ...

A team of evolutionary scientists, dermatologists and wildlife specialists affiliated with several institutions in Japan, ...

Humans heal skin injuries significantly more slowly than certain primates. Evolutionary changes may explain the trade-off.

Animal advocates have taken a public hearing on a proposed bill as an opportunity to urge lawmakers to shut down the Oregon ...

"Because we've shown efficacy in the non-human primate, I think that is suggesting to us it's much closer to a clinical trial," Bhaskar said, adding that he and his colleagues are seeking funding ...