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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...

Skin Imaging for Non-Dermatology Researchers: What You Need to Know

Kent Scientific2025-10-23T11:55:39+00:00 If you’re working in immunology, oncology, or wound healing, skin is more than just a surface. It can serve as a biologically meaningful read-out, revealing insights into inflammation, healing, drug responses, and more. This shift may feel new. Many researchers weren’t trained to interpret skin-imaging data...

Advancing Research Animal Welfare Through Smarter Oxygen Control During Anesthesia

Kent Scientific2025-10-23T11:54:18+00:00 How Smart Oxygen Blending Impact Rodent Anesthesia Rodent research plays a critical role in driving scientific and medical breakthroughs. But along with this responsibility comes another — ensuring that research is conducted ethically, humanely, and in line with the highest standards of animal care. At the heart...

What Recent Cuts to NIH Grants Mean for the Research Community

Kent Scientific2025-10-03T14:52:13+00:00 On February 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a sudden policy change to cap indirect cost reimbursements at 15% for all existing and new research grants. The decision sent shockwaves through the research community and prompted extensive and heated online discussions on the...

The Role of Exercise in Health

Kent Scientific2025-10-03T14:52:13+00:00 If one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to exercise more, you’re on the right track. Recent research with mice has uncovered numerous benefits of exercise, including flushing out brain toxins, reversing age-related changes in the brain, preventing DNA damage, reversing fat buildup, and more....

New Research on Anxiety and Stress: The Harm it Does and How to Potentially Control It

Kent Scientific2025-10-03T14:52:13+00:00 The holidays can be a stressful time, but fortunately, new studies are bringing us closer to understanding all the underlying mechanisms of stress and anxiety, its effects on the body and brain, and new potential treatments. Effects of Stress It’s well known that stress has numerous negative...

What Animal Research Can Tell Us About Fasting and Health

Kent Scientific2025-10-03T14:52:13+00:00 While many of us are looking forward to a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings, new studies show that fasting, not feasting, may be better for our health. The potential health benefits of fasting have long intrigued scientists, and new animal studies have shed light...