FEAM report
A report addressing the challenges of vaccination in older adults in Europe has also highlighted the role of animal models in vaccine...
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Ana Barros
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Omicron variant
Recent animal research on the Covid-19 Omicron variant is helping scientists understand how the virus spreads and causes disease....
Ana Barros
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Spanish transparency report published
The fourth annual report of the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Spain has shown the continued drive of institutions in 2020...
Ana Barros
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Trust in scientists
A worldwide survey on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has shown a strong increase in trust in science and scientists since 2018. The...
Ana Barros
- Jan 3
- 1 min
Nasal Covid-19 vaccines
Scientists from the Yale School of Medicine, USA, have found that nasal vaccines could potentially provide better protection against new...
Ana Barros
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
UAR Openness Awards
The annual Openness Awards, hosted by Understanding Animal Research, UK, took place in person last week, rewarding excellent examples of...
Ana Barros
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Lyme disease vaccine
Scientists at Yale University School of Medicine, USA, have developed a vaccine against Lyme disease, based on the same technology used...
Ana Barros
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
EARA at Oxford webinar
An online event, tomorrow (7 Dec) to discuss developments in 3Rs practices will also feature a talk by EARA Executive Director, Kirk...
Ana Barros
- Nov 22, 2021
- 1 min
Journalism award
An article reporting on Covid-19 research at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre, The Netherlands, has won the Silver Award in the...
Ana Barros
- Nov 22, 2021
- 1 min
EARA at Spanish event
The biomedical community needs to ‘shift the balance’ to talk more about the benefits of using animals in research, EARA executive...
Ana Barros
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Guardian video
UK newspaper, The Guardian, has explored some of the common questions about animal research in a new video. Journalist Richard Sprenger...
Bob Tolliday
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Covid research and the contribution of monkeys
A recent article, in the French publication Usbek & Rica, has asked a number of scientists to explain the importance of using monkeys in...
Ana Barros
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
Animal use and Covid-19 research
Researchers have highlighted the critical role that animals played in Covid-19 research in Germany. The team at the German Centre for the...
Ana Barros
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Awards recognise animal research
The role of animals in research has been recognised by one of the most prestigious US medicine awards. This year’s Albert Lasker Basic...
Bob Tolliday
- Sep 27, 2021
- 1 min
Llama antibodies in Covid-19 spray
A nasal spray therapy developed in llamas, which has been shown to prevent and treat Covid-19, is now moving to clinical trials in...
Ana Barros
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
#BOARD21 in science magazine
EARA’s global campaign to encourage openness about animal research Get on #BOARD21 has been featured this month in Laboratory Animal...
Ana Barros
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Fighting cancer with Covid technology
Recent studies have shown that vaccine technology used for Covid-19 has been effective in halting the growth of cancerous tumours in...
Ana Barros
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
‘Long Covid’ in monkeys
Studying macaques, EARA member, the Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Netherlands, has discovered the hidden long-term effects Covid-19...
Ana Barros
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Antibody drug & Covid-19
The EU has purchased 55,000 doses of a monoclonal antibody treatment for Covid-19, which significantly reduces the hospitalisation of...
Ana Barros
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
EARA letter in the Times
EARA executive director, Kirk Leech, has responded (today 28 May 2021) to an opinion piece in The Times from UK actress Joanna Lumley...