Rhesus macaque Content

Zika Infection in Pregnant Macaques Slows Fetal Growth

Andy Fell — October 25, 2023 - 11:00am

Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The work, published Oct. 25 in Science Translational Medicine, has implications for both humans exposed to Zika virus and for other viruses that can cross the placenta, including SARS-CoV2, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rhesus Monkeys Can Perceive Their Own Heartbeat

Andy Fell — April 11, 2022 - 12:00pm

Rhesus macaques are able to perceive their own heartbeats, according to a new study from the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis, and Royal Holloway, University of London. The research, published April 11 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, creates a first-of-its-kind animal model of interoception.

Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Early Pregnancy Affects Infant Monkey Behavior

Andy Fell — April 01, 2022 - 8:00am

Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The work is published April 1 in Nature Communications.

Animal Model Opens Way to Test Alzheimer’s Disease Therapies

Andy Fell — March 18, 2021 - 8:00am

Our knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease has grown rapidly in the past few decades, but it has proven difficult to translate fundamental discoveries about the disease into new treatments. Now researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis, have developed a model of the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease in rhesus macaques.

Rhesus Macaques Develop Promising Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2

Andy Fell — January 22, 2021 - 7:45am

In a promising result for the success of vaccines against COVID-19, rhesus macaque monkeys infected with the human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 developed protective immune responses that might be reproduced with a vaccine. The work was carried out at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis, and is published Jan. 22 in the journal Nature Communications.

Rhesus Macaque Model Offers Route to Study Zika Brain Pathology

Andy Fell — June 20, 2018 - 11:22am

Rhesus macaque monkeys infected in utero with Zika virus develop similar brain pathology to human infants, according to a report by researchers at the California National Primate Research Center and School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, published June 20 in Nature Communications.

Expert on Mental Function in Aging Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Andy Fell — October 17, 2016 - 11:11am

John Morrison, professor of neurology at the University of California, Davis, and director of the California National Primate Research Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific bodies.