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(MedPage Today) -- Tops in this week's edition, research in mice suggests that taking protein out of patients' diets a few days before surgery could reduce the risk of complications.

(MedPage Today) -- Research into alcoholism may get a push from a newly bred strain of mice that like to drink alcohol to excess.

Also in this week's edition of Lab Notes, a new technology for selectively filtering pathogenic viruses out of drinking water passes initial lab tests.

Scientists develop a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly strain of the Ebola virus.

(MedPage Today) -- A protein and antibiotic cocktail to combat radiation poisoning, a spray to identify cancerous tumors, making mechanical valves more realistic, and more in this week's Lab Notes.

The onset of wrinkles, muscle wasting and cataracts has been delayed and even eliminated in mice, say researchers in the US.

Broken sleep affects the ability to build memories, a study of mice suggests.

(Virginia Tech) Using ovarian surface epithelial cells from mice, researchers from Virginia Tech have released findings from a study that they believe will help in cancer risk assessment, cancer diagnosis, and treatment efficiency.

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Researchers at the Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have successfully created a tissue-engineered small intestine in mice that replicates the intestinal structures of natural intestine -- a necessary first step toward someday applying this regenerative medicine technique to humans.

(Cell Press) Now, a new study published by Cell Press online on June 30 in the journal Immunity identifies a key virus-sensing mechanism that is necessary for a successful immune response against infection with this particularly deadly type of virus.

A drug has been used to make hearts repair themselves in research on mice.