March 23, 2026
Drug behind Viagra improves rare childhood disease
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
A study in Germany has identified a potential treatment for Leigh syndrome, with early positive res...
March 23, 2026
‘Old’ gut bacteria cause memory decline in mice
Nuno Goncalves
2 min read
Researchers in the US have shown that age-related changes in gut bacteria composition can directly ...
March 23, 2026
Brain Prize winners assert animal research as irreplaceable
Nuno Goncalves
2 min read
2025 Brain Prize winners, Michelle Monje of Stanford Medicine and Frank Winkler of Heidelberg Unive...
March 23, 2026
3D atlas of human organs freely available online
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
A European study has launched a new open-source portal featuring 3D images of human organs with unp...
March 16, 2026
Empathy evolved from parenting?
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
A study in the US has found that the brain circuits that regulate parental care also control how mi...
March 16, 2026
Journalistic investigation debunks PETA claims on lab animal suffering
Nuno Goncalves
2 min read
A Canadian newspaper investigative report examined claims by PETA, stating animals used in laborato...
March 16, 2026
Low-protein diet triggers mice’s gut bacteria to burn calories
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
A study in the US and Japan has uncovered how certain gut bacteria can activate calorie-burning fat...
March 16, 2026
Important immunity gene switch identified in mice
Nuno Goncalves
2 min read
A study from Belgium has identified a new molecular switch that enables immune cells, called macrop...
March 9, 2026
Why did some mammals evolve to prefer daylight activity?
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
A study in the UK has found changes in cells that explain why mammals, including human ancestors, c...
March 9, 2026
Italian animal facilities and labs featured on national news
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
TGR, a state-owned Italian news broadcaster, visited the animal facilities housing mice and zebrafi...
March 9, 2026
Squirrels carry and transmit mpox
Helena Pinheiro
2 min read
An international study has discovered that fire-footed rope squirrels, which are increasingly hunte...
March 9, 2026
Mice reveal how smoking damages the eye
Ines Serrenho
2 min read
A study in the US has advanced understanding of how smoking damages the eye and may contribute to b...