Testing mice for depression is challenging. “You can’t put a mouse on a psychiatrist’s couch and ask it how it’s feeling,” said Sarah Bailey, who heads the pharmacology group at the University of Bath ...

Animal models of human disease have extremely mixed results, and all too often they do not work well and accomplish their goals of helping humans. 1 One such procedure, the forced swim test, is a ...

Editor's note: This is a content warning. The following video and images contain sensitive content that some readers may find offensive or disturbing. An animal rights group is suing the University of ...