May 25, 2026
Severe flu during pregnancy linked to immune sensor – mice study
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
Researchers in Australia and Ireland have uncovered why, in pregnant mice, the flu can be more dang...
May 25, 2026
AI could reduce number of animals needed in preclinical studies
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
Researchers in Germany have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, called genESOM, that ca...
May 25, 2026
Immune cells kickstart heart repair in zebrafish
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
Researchers in Germany have shown that inflammation helps zebrafish regenerate their hearts after i...
May 25, 2026
Why age worsens breast cancer outcomes – insights from mice and humans
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
A study in the US, using mice and data from patients, has identified a protein involved in the spre...
May 18, 2026
Hantavirus has no vaccine — but animal research is central to finding one
Nuno Goncalves
3 min read
Researchers are still working to develop a vaccine against hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadl...
May 18, 2026
EMA recommends authorisation of first RNA vaccine for cats
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the authorisation of the first veterinary vacci...
May 18, 2026
AI platform aims to support earlier integration of the 3Rs in research
Guest Author
2 min read
An online platform is being developed in Spain to support an earlier and more systematic integratio...
May 18, 2026
Fast-acting brain stimulation repairs brain connections in stressed mice
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
Researchers in the US have uncovered how a fast-acting form of brain stimulation may relieve depres...
May 11, 2026
Organoids able to mimic post-menstruation regeneration
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
Researchers in Switzerland have developed lab-grown organoids that can cyclically simulate the tiss...
May 11, 2026
Single injection controls HIV-like infection in monkeys
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
Researchers in the US have developed a gene therapy that was able to control an HIV-like infection ...
May 11, 2026
Liver enzyme may explain sex differences in heart disease risk
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
A study in Sweden, using mice and human liver cells, has identified a liver enzyme that may partly ...
May 11, 2026
Injectable gel improves swallowing disorders in rats
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
Researchers from Canada and Japan have developed an injectable gel that can repair damaged muscles ...