https://jamesalvarez.co.uk/tags/mice/Recent content in mice on James AlvarezHugoen-gbTue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://jamesalvarez.co.uk/blog/mice/Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://jamesalvarez.co.uk/blog/mice/<p>I've always known that you should take animal studies with a grain of salt - demonstrated clearly by the awesome and often hilarious <a href="https://twitter.com/justsaysinmice">Just says in mice twitter account</a>.</p> <p>However today I heard something on the <a href="https://peterattiamd.com/mattkaeberlein3">Peter Attia podcaast</a> that reinforces that hugely - lab animals live in a pathogen free environment. What may extend their lives and improve their health, may also reduce their ability to deal with pathogens, but we would never know from these studies alone!</p>