More than half the rhesus macaques at Oregon National Primate Research Center are suffering abnormal hair loss

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Abnormal hair loss among Oregon Health & Science University research monkeys triggers action plan

By Nick Budnick
on May 08, 2014 at 2:54 PM, updated May 08, 2014 at 6:59 PM

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While hair loss is normal for birthing mothers, at the OHSU facility "animals of all ages and both genders are affected," the report said, calling for behavioral therapy and research to solve the problem. Macaque hair loss can have physical or psychological causes and "negatively influences the skin protection and thermoregulation abilities of the affected animals."

-- Nick Budnick