May 2026

Desensitization Reduces Fear and Reactivity to Routine Husbandry Procedures in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Relocated Indoors From Outdoors Pomerantz O, Mason JL.Am J Primatol. 2026 Jun;88(6):e70171. doi: 10.1002/ajp.70171.PMID: 42224403

FDG PET/CT is a quantitative tool to probe vascular inflammation and immune system metabolic activation in atherosclerotic nonhuman primates. Yang HJ, Wang H, Byrum R, Bartos C, Sayre PJ, Worwa G, Crane A, Friedrich TC, O'Connor DH, Crozier I, Kuhn JH, Mani V, Calcagno C.EJNMMI Res. 2026 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s13550-026-01449-1. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42213277

A Demographic History of a Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Breeding Colony (2004-2020). Seelke AMH, Hung CL, Mederos SL, Rogers S, Lam T, Meckler LA, Bales KL.J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2026 May 1:1-10. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-26-030. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42184982

Inferring the Demographic History of Coppery Titi Monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus) From High-Quality, Whole-Genome, Population-Level Data. Terbot JW 2nd, Soni V, Versoza CJ, Bales KL, Pfeifer SP, Jensen JD.Am J Primatol. 2026 May;88(5):e70166. doi: 10.1002/ajp.70166.PMID: 42183656

Inferring Patterns of Purifying, Positive, and Balancing Selection in the Coppery Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus cupreus) Utilizing a Well-Fit Evolutionary Baseline Model. Soni V, Versoza CJ, Terbot JW 2nd, Spatola GJ, Bales KL, Pfeifer SP, Jensen JD.Genome Biol Evol. 2026 May 1;18(5):evag122. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evag122.PMID: 42136161

Behavioral phenotypes and neuronal biomarkers in F1 mutant macaque model of SHANK3-associated autism spectrum disorders. Jiang M, Li R, Yang X, Ren Z, Yang Z, Azevedo F, Sharma J, Menegas W, Choi S, Yang L, Li M, Su Z, Zhu L, Guo P, He Z, Huang W, Anteraper S, Dai J, Wang L, Yang S, Desimone R, Feng G, Lu Z.Neuron. 2026 May 12:S0896-6273(26)00313-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.04.018. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42127910

Plants as Enrichment? The Effect of Live Plants on the Behavior and Welfare of Indoor-Housed Titi Monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus). Bunting J, Lau AR, Sosnowski MJ, Bales KL.Am J Primatol. 2026 May;88(5):e70163. doi: 10.1002/ajp.70163.PMID: 42124545

Naturally occurring lysosomal storage disease consistent with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in a group of 5 related captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Olstad K, Pastenkos G, Barrera-Zarate J, Kanthaswamy S, Sammak R, Lemoy MJ.Vet Pathol. 2026 May 12:3009858261445995. doi: 10.1177/03009858261445995. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42117273

Evaluating the Physiological and Sedation Parameters of Zenalpha (Medetomidine and Vatinoxan Hydrochloride Injection) in Combination with Ketamine in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Stasula U, Carroll K, Taguchi T, Shelton K, Stockinger D, Lemoy MJ, Timmel G.J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2026 May 1:1-11. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-26-009. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42086234

Measuring diurnal and lifespan variations of Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus).Meckler LA, Sosnowski MJ, Bales KL.Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2026 Apr 30;381:114936. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2026.114936. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42069264

Year of Publication
2026