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New Bern, NC--David Towarnicky's two-run single in the the bottom of the eighth inning put the River Rats ahead to stay as New Bern erased a five-run deficit to defeat the visiting Florence Redwolves 8-6 Saturday night. The Rats were ahead 1-0 going into the top of the seventh inning, but Florence scored six runs to take a 6-1 lead. In the bottom of the inning, the River Rats responded with four runs to cut the lead to 6-5. In the bottom of the eighth, Towarnicky's two-RBI single suddenly put New Bern up 7-6 and the Rats added an insurance run to make the final score 8-6. Greg DiMarco earned the win and Jordan Westra earned the save.
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Pancreatic tissue transplanted from rat embryos develops into an entirely new organ which produces insulin in diabetic rats, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have found. Within five weeks the transplanted tissue produces enough insulin to maintain normal blood-sugar levels in the rats. ~ Reuters, Sept 8
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The elections for the 07/08 Officers and Directors of RATS are in progress. The ballots and bio info will be mailed shortly, and the ballot MUST BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN THE START OF THE AUGUST MEMBERSHIP MEETING on Friday, August 17, 2007. You can mail them to the PO Box, or bring them to the meeting, but VOTE! The offices of President and Vice President, and 2 Directors positions are up for election. Newly elected officers will take office at the September membership meeting.
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Wilmington, NC--The Wilmington Sharks used back-to-back doubles and a sacrifice fly to take a 3-1 lead in the 7th inning Saturday night, on their way to a 4-2 win over the River Rats. New Bern starter John Kalkau allowed just one run over six innings, and Nick Hogan and Brian McBryde each had two hits for the River Rats.
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It's always exciting to bring home a couple of new rats, whether it's your first rats or an addition to an already large 'collection'. If you're relatively new to rat-keeping... you might be a little concerned about whether the new rats are settling in all right. One important thing to keep in mind is that rats are very social creatures. They are happier and live longer when they are kept in groups of at least two of the same sex.
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This preclinical study evaluated a new anti-inflammatory drug, called MN-001, in rats with irritated bladders. The rats that received the drug had significantly fewer bladder spasms that didn’t have anything to do with urinating and a much longer time between bladder contractions (for urinating or otherwise) than rats that didn’t receive the drug. The investigators said that this drug may have a role in managing mast cell activity and the bladder symptoms that can accompany IC.
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