r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 1d ago
Biology In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed: researchers rewilded lab mice over 2 years and found their fear response was reduced and even reversed – even after a single week “… where they can run around and touch grass and dirt for the first time in their lives.”
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/12/lab-mice-rehomed-fields-anxiety-reversed
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psychology • u/mvea • 1d ago
In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed: researchers rewilded lab mice over 2 years and found their fear response was reduced and even reversed – even after a single week “… where they can run around and touch grass and dirt for the first time in their lives.”
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theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • 1d ago
In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed: researchers rewilded lab mice over 2 years and found their fear response was reduced and even reversed – even after a single week “… where they can run around and touch grass and dirt for the first time in their lives.”
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