Author - kentscidev

What Kind of Mouse or Rat Temperature Monitoring Do You Need?

kentscidev2026-02-18T19:19:33+00:00 What Kind of Mouse or Rat Temperature Monitoring Is Right for Your Work? TLDR; Mouse temperature is one of the easiest things to “handle” while quietly losing control. The main reason is simple: core temperature and surface (skin) temperature answer different questions. If you rely on...

How to Choose the Right Oxygen Concentrator for Small Animals (Research Lab + Veterinary Use)

kentscidev2026-02-06T19:58:17+00:00 TLDR: This article explains how to choose an oxygen concentrator for small animal anesthesia and recovery. Sizing is more about flow demand and workflow, and less about animal size. It covers typical mouse/rat/rabbit flow ranges, why leaks and “spike” needs (flushes, induction, recovery) matter, and...

12 Amazing Scientific Discoveries From Last Year

kentscidev2026-02-06T18:59:35+00:00 12 Amazing Scientific Discoveries From Last Year   If you work with (or just nerd out on) mice, rats, zebrafish, flies, and the rest of the small-animal science universe, last year was a banner year for scientific discoveries. And not the “incremental pathway paper” kind of scientific discoveries—the jaw-drop...

Better Cancer Data, Fewer Animals: How Noninvasive Imaging Strengthens Preclinical Research 

kentscidev2025-12-02T23:12:14+00:00 In preclinical oncology, researchers face a familiar tension: how to capture reliable, longitudinal tumor data without relying on invasive procedures like biopsies or euthanasia.  These traditional methods often require larger animal cohorts, introduce variability, and provide only single-time-point insights, limiting understanding of tumor progression (Goyal et...