an entire herd of buffalo has been shot dead by law enforcement in upstate new york after they escaped from a farm . around 15 animals ran away from their pen in schodack in rensselaer county on thursday evening and then swam across the hudson river . they then started running down the thruway , a series of toll roads which link up the major cities in the state , including buffalo and new york city . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . scroll down for video . around 15 animals ran away from a farm in schodack , upstate new york , on thursday and then swam across the hudson river . they were all shot dead by law enforcement on friday . the herd are pictured crossing a road in bethlehem , new york . the owner of the farm from where they escaped say the group managed to swim across the hudson river . they then made there way towards bethlehem , new york . an armed law enforcement official stands in the driveway near where the buffalo were on the loose . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . one of the men firing at the animals gets into a heated exchange with officials before another is bundled into a car by deputies . police say the decision was made after experts agreed tranquilizers would not be effective and no portable corrals could hold the animals . george mesick , the farm 's owner , told albany 's times union they must have swam across the river to the town of bethlehem , where they wandered friday morning between interstate 87 and the river 's west bank . the herd crossed a local road at about 11:15 a.m. and ambled onto the thruway in a spot 10 miles south of albany . drivers slowed to avoid the buffalo . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . mesick had previously admitted he had little hope they would be captured unharmed . ` there is a zero percent chance of getting them back right now i think . i just want to get this done with as fast as possible so that no one gets hurt , ' he said earlier on friday . he would have tried to bring the herd in himself , but they are wild and not tame . a police helicopter was hovering over them to make sure the group did not split . the buffalo are seen heading down the side of the interstate next to a sign pointing towards the massachusetts turnpike and boston . vehicles were forced to slow down as they tried to avoid the rampaging animals running beside the busy road . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes on friday morning and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how the human mind ages after discovering a way to boost the number of brain cells in mice . researchers from stanford university school of medicine discovered that giving old mice blood from younger specimens resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of brain cells . they isolated the chemical eotaxin and discovered that injecting it into younger mice had the opposite effect , causing fewer brain cells to be produced . the research involved giving blood from younger mice to older specimens and vice versa . the team are now testing eotaxin 's role in memory loss associated with alzheimer 's disease and hope their research might also prove useful in treating dementia . tony wyss-coray , associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at stanford and the study 's senior author , believes the findings raise the question of whether it might be possible to shield the human brain from aging . the experiment involved connecting the circulatory systems of pairs of young and old mice together . this produced changes in both brains , with the older mice producing more new nerve cells than would usually be expected . dr saul villeda , one of the researchers involved in the study , said : ` with this technique , we could examine the effects of old mice 's blood on young mice 's brains , and vice versa . ' his colleague professor tony wyss-coray explained : ` we saw a threefold increase in the number of new nerve cells being generated in old mice exposed to this ` younger ' environment . ' in contrast , the younger members of the pairs showed fewer new nerve cells in the brain that normal , reports journal nature . hopes : the team believe the research could provide a better understanding of memory loss in humans associated with alzheimer 's disease . to establish what was behind the changes , the scientists first looked an exchange of cells between the paired mice by highlighting cells and tracking their progress . but they were not found to effect the brains . with cell exchange ruled out , they looked at immune signaling proteins in the mice 's blood , and found six which were present in both young mice paired with old mice and old mice on their own . at the top of the list was eotaxin , a small protein that attracts certain types of immune cells to areas where it has been secreted by other types of cells , and which , in humans , is associated with allergic responses and asthma . tests the team carried out on blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples drawn from healthy people between the ages of 20 and 90 showed a parallel age-related increase in eotaxin . when normal young adult mice were given eotaxin injections into their brain , memory was imparied and fewer nerve cells were produced . countering the effects if eotaxin could slow or reverse the ageing of the brain , say the researchers . a spokesman said : ` the group is now testing eotaxin 's potential role in memory loss associated with alzheimer 's disease , and is developing expanded blood-protein assays in a hunt for ` rejuvenating ' factors in blood that may prove useful in treating dementia and , perhaps , slowing the aging process in older brains . 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15 animals escaped from a farm in schodack in upstate new york on thursday evening then crossed the river . they safely crossed roads and made it onto the thurway which links up the major cities in the state . however authorities took the decision to gun them down because they posed a danger to the public . police say the decision was made after experts agreed tranquilizers would not be effective .
an entire herd of buffalo has been shot dead by law enforcement in upstate new york after they escaped from a farm . around 15 animals ran away from their pen in schodack in rensselaer county on thursday evening and then swam across the hudson river . they then started running down the thruway , a series of toll roads which link up the major cities in the state , including buffalo and new york city . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . scroll down for video . around 15 animals ran away from a farm in schodack , upstate new york , on thursday and then swam across the hudson river . they were all shot dead by law enforcement on friday . the herd are pictured crossing a road in bethlehem , new york . the owner of the farm from where they escaped say the group managed to swim across the hudson river . they then made there way towards bethlehem , new york . an armed law enforcement official stands in the driveway near where the buffalo were on the loose . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . one of the men firing at the animals gets into a heated exchange with officials before another is bundled into a car by deputies . police say the decision was made after experts agreed tranquilizers would not be effective and no portable corrals could hold the animals . george mesick , the farm 's owner , told albany 's times union they must have swam across the river to the town of bethlehem , where they wandered friday morning between interstate 87 and the river 's west bank . the herd crossed a local road at about 11:15 a.m. and ambled onto the thruway in a spot 10 miles south of albany . drivers slowed to avoid the buffalo . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . mesick had previously admitted he had little hope they would be captured unharmed . ` there is a zero percent chance of getting them back right now i think . i just want to get this done with as fast as possible so that no one gets hurt , ' he said earlier on friday . he would have tried to bring the herd in himself , but they are wild and not tame . a police helicopter was hovering over them to make sure the group did not split . the buffalo are seen heading down the side of the interstate next to a sign pointing towards the massachusetts turnpike and boston . vehicles were forced to slow down as they tried to avoid the rampaging animals running beside the busy road . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes on friday morning and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how the human mind ages after discovering a way to boost the number of brain cells in mice . researchers from stanford university school of medicine discovered that giving old mice blood from younger specimens resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of brain cells . they isolated the chemical eotaxin and discovered that injecting it into younger mice had the opposite effect , causing fewer brain cells to be produced . the research involved giving blood from younger mice to older specimens and vice versa . the team are now testing eotaxin 's role in memory loss associated with alzheimer 's disease and hope their research might also prove useful in treating dementia . tony wyss-coray , associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at stanford and the study 's senior author , believes the findings raise the question of whether it might be possible to shield the human brain from aging . the experiment involved connecting the circulatory systems of pairs of young and old mice together . this produced changes in both brains , with the older mice producing more new nerve cells than would usually be expected . dr saul villeda , one of the researchers involved in the study , said : ` with this technique , we could examine the effects of old mice 's blood on young mice 's brains , and vice versa . ' his colleague professor tony wyss-coray explained : ` we saw a threefold increase in the number of new nerve cells being generated in old mice exposed to this ` younger ' environment . ' in contrast , the younger members of the pairs showed fewer new nerve cells in the brain that normal , reports journal nature . hopes : the team believe the research could provide a better understanding of memory loss in humans associated with alzheimer 's disease . to establish what was behind the changes , the scientists first looked an exchange of cells between the paired mice by highlighting cells and tracking their progress . but they were not found to effect the brains . with cell exchange ruled out , they looked at immune signaling proteins in the mice 's blood , and found six which were present in both young mice paired with old mice and old mice on their own . at the top of the list was eotaxin , a small protein that attracts certain types of immune cells to areas where it has been secreted by other types of cells , and which , in humans , is associated with allergic responses and asthma . tests the team carried out on blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples drawn from healthy people between the ages of 20 and 90 showed a parallel age-related increase in eotaxin . when normal young adult mice were
an entire herd of buffalo has been shot dead by law enforcement in upstate new york after they escaped from a farm . around 15 animals ran away from their pen in schodack in rensselaer county on thursday evening and then swam across the hudson river . they then started running down the thruway , a series of toll roads which link up the major cities in the state , including buffalo and new york city . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . scroll down for video . around 15 animals ran away from a farm in schodack , upstate new york , on thursday and then swam across the hudson river . they were all shot dead by law enforcement on friday . the herd are pictured crossing a road in bethlehem , new york . the owner of the farm from where they escaped say the group managed to swim across the hudson river . they then made there way towards bethlehem , new york . an armed law enforcement official stands in the driveway near where the buffalo were on the loose . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . one of the men firing at the animals gets into a heated exchange with officials before another is bundled into a car by deputies . police say the decision was made after experts agreed tranquilizers would not be effective and no portable corrals could hold the animals . george mesick , the farm 's owner , told albany 's times union they must have swam across the river to the town of bethlehem , where they wandered friday morning between interstate 87 and the river 's west bank . the herd crossed a local road at about 11:15 a.m. and ambled onto the thruway in a spot 10 miles south of albany . drivers slowed to avoid the buffalo . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . mesick had previously admitted he had little hope they would be captured unharmed . ` there is a zero percent chance of getting them back right now i think . i just want to get this done with as fast as possible so that no one gets hurt , ' he said earlier on friday . he would have tried to bring the herd in himself , but they are wild and not tame . a police helicopter was hovering over them to make sure the group did not split . the buffalo are seen heading down the side of the interstate next to a sign pointing towards the massachusetts turnpike and boston . vehicles were forced to slow down as they tried to avoid the rampaging animals running beside the busy road . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes on friday morning and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how the human mind ages after discovering a way to boost the number of brain cells in mice . researchers from stanford university school of medicine discovered that giving old mice blood from younger specimens resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of brain cells . they isolated the chemical eotaxin and discovered that injecting it into younger mice had the opposite effect , causing fewer brain cells to be produced . the research involved giving blood from younger mice to older specimens and vice versa . the team are now testing eotaxin 's role in memory loss associated with alzheimer 's disease and hope their research might also prove useful in treating dementia . tony wyss-coray , associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at stanford and the study 's senior author , believes the findings raise the question of whether it might be possible to shield the human brain from aging . the experiment involved connecting the circulatory systems of pairs of young and old mice together . this produced changes in both brains , with the older mice producing more new nerve cells than would usually be expected . dr saul villeda , one of the researchers involved in the study , said : ` with this technique , we could examine the effects of old mice 's blood on young mice 's brains , and vice versa . ' his colleague professor tony wyss-coray explained : ` we saw a threefold increase in the number of new nerve cells being generated in old mice exposed to this ` younger ' environment . ' in contrast , the younger members of the pairs showed fewer new nerve cells in the brain that normal , reports journal nature . hopes : the team believe the research could provide a better understanding of memory loss in humans associated with alzheimer 's disease . to establish what was behind the changes , the scientists first looked an exchange of cells between the paired mice by highlighting cells and tracking their progress . but they were given eotaxin injections into their brain , memory was imparied and fewer nerve cells were produced . countering the effects if eotaxin could slow or reverse the ageing of the brain , say the researchers . a spokesman said : ` the group is now testing eotaxin 's potential role in memory loss associated with alzheimer 's disease , and is developing expanded blood-protein assays in a hunt for ` rejuvenating ' factors in blood that may prove useful in treating dementia and , perhaps , slowing the aging process in older brains . '
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an entire herd of buffalo has been shot dead by law enforcement in upstate new york after they escaped from a farm . around 15 animals ran away from their pen in schodack in rensselaer county on thursday evening and then swam across the hudson river . they then started running down the thruway , a series of toll roads which link up the major cities in the state , including buffalo and new york city . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . scroll down for video . around 15 animals ran away from a farm in schodack , upstate new york , on thursday and then swam across the hudson river . they were all shot dead by law enforcement on friday . the herd are pictured crossing a road in bethlehem , new york . the owner of the farm from where they escaped say the group managed to swim across the hudson river . they then made there way towards bethlehem , new york . an armed law enforcement official stands in the driveway near where the buffalo were on the loose . three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire friday afternoon in a stream in woods in the town of coeymans , about 10 miles south of the state capital albany . one of the men firing at the animals gets into a heated exchange with officials before another is bundled into a car by deputies . police say the decision was made after experts agreed tranquilizers would not be effective and no portable corrals could hold the animals . george mesick , the farm 's owner , told albany 's times union they must have swam across the river to the town of bethlehem , where they wandered friday morning between interstate 87 and the river 's west bank . the herd crossed a local road at about 11:15 a.m. and ambled onto the thruway in a spot 10 miles south of albany . drivers slowed to avoid the buffalo . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . mesick had previously admitted he had little hope they would be captured unharmed . ` there is a zero percent chance of getting them back right now i think . i just want to get this done with as fast as possible so that no one gets hurt , ' he said earlier on friday . he would have tried to bring the herd in himself , but they are wild and not tame . a police helicopter was hovering over them to make sure the group did not split . the buffalo are seen heading down the side of the interstate next to a sign pointing towards the massachusetts turnpike and boston . vehicles were forced to slow down as they tried to avoid the rampaging animals running beside the busy road . the animals safely crossed the northbound lanes on friday morning and then trotted south on the shoulder into some woods . scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how the human mind ages after discovering a way to boost the number of brain cells in mice . researchers from stanford university school of medicine discovered that giving old mice blood from younger specimens resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of brain cells . they isolated the chemical eotaxin and discovered that injecting it into younger mice had the opposite effect , causing fewer brain cells to be produced . the research involved giving blood from younger mice to older specimens and vice versa . the team are now testing eotaxin 's role in memory loss associated with alzheimer 's disease and hope their research might also prove useful in treating dementia . tony wyss-coray , associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at stanford and the study 's senior author , believes the findings raise the question of whether it might be possible to shield the human brain from aging . the experiment involved connecting the circulatory systems of pairs of young and old mice together . this produced changes in both brains , with the older mice producing more new nerve cells than would usually be expected . dr saul villeda , one of the researchers involved in the study , said : ` with this technique , we could examine the effects
 A herd of buffalo escaped from a farm in upstate New York, leading to a police chase and eventual shooting of the animals by law enforcement. The incident began when around 15 animals ran away from a farm in Schodack, Rensselaer County, and then swam across the Hudson River. Three men hired by the farm were cleared to open fire on Friday afternoon after experts agreed that tranquilizers would not be effective. One of the men firing at the animals had previously admitted to having little hope they could be captured unharmed. Scientists believe that giving old mice blood from younger mice could potentially treat dementia and Alzheimer's disease.