Mice will lick the faces and pull at the tongues of other mice if they're found unconscious, with more vigorous grooming resulting in faster recovery.

Mice appear to administer first-aid if they find a fellow mouse unconscious, scientists have discovered. They attempt to ...

Mice were also much more likely to spring into ... Given that the oxytocin circuits that help produce this innate, "first-aid-like" behavior are widespread across the animal kingdom, Zhang and ...

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While it might seem crude compared to human first aid, the study found that this method actually helped open airways, allowing the unconscious mice to recover more quickly. The findings ...