老年研究(带NHP模型)
GeriaTric NHP研究提供了人类老化过程的代表,以调查与年龄相关的人体健康问题。恒河猴(旧世界猴子)和常见的Maragosets(新世界猴子)可以复制人类老化过程,是老龄化研究中最常研究的。
While some challenges to studying aging NHP populations include cost implications and the lack of access to maturing models, the benefits include mirroring of human anatomy, physiology, behavior and neurobiology (the last of which is instrumental in Alzheimer’s disease research).
Neural circuits of NHPs have also been studied, for example, in Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease research. Other contributions include HIV/AIDS, Zika, Ebola and other vaccination development.