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Study in chicks reveals causes of deafness from birth
Scientists from the UK and the US have uncovered new genetic clues to congenital deafness using chick embryos. Congenital hearing loss -...
Inรชs Serrenho
2 days ago1 min read
New 'vaccine' can reduce asthma symptoms in mice
US researchers have developed a โvaccineโ that successfully reduced allergic reactions in mice with asthma forย up to a year ย after...
Inรชs Serrenho
2 days ago1 min read
AAALAC awards for 3Rs innovation
EARA member AAALAC International has announced details about its 2025ย Global 3Rs Awards ย worth $10,000 (USD) each. Up to four awards...
Bob Tolliday
2 days ago1 min read
Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2024
As EARA prepares for the annual Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD25) to be held on Tuesday, 3 June, we look back at how...
Bob Tolliday
7 days ago9 min read
Mouse study gives clues to infertility
Researchers in Poland have identified, in genetically altered mice, the critical role of a group of genes in the development of egg and...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Apr 211 min read
Monkeys infected by Mpox reveal clue to outbreaks
An international research team have traced the Mpox virus outbreak in monkeys to a species of wild rodent, identified as a new...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Apr 141 min read
Innovative gel helps muscle cells grow - mice study
UK researchers have successfully grown human muscle tissue within mice using a gel-based transplant method. The team atย Queen Mary...
Inรชs Serrenho
Apr 71 min read
Reducing blood pressure and anxiety in mice
US researchers have identified brain cells (neurons) in mice that, when activated with light, can significantly reduce both blood...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Apr 71 min read
How dogs are used in research - EARA feature
EARA has updated itsย feature article ย about the use of dogs in biomedical research with recent case studies and video. The latest EU...
The European Animal Research Association
Apr 71 min read
Reducing animal use in innovative antibody testing
A breakthrough technology developed in Switzerland couldย drastically reduce ย the number of animals needed for safety testing of...
Inรชs Serrenho
Mar 311 min read
Microbiome scent has effect on fruit fly growth
Researchers in South Korea have discovered that gut bacteria can emit airborne scents that helpย the growth of fruit flies. While it is...
Gege Li
Mar 311 min read
Introducing school pupils to primate studies
UK researchers working on monkey behavioural studies were among the presenters at anย EU science event , in Brussels, attended by 5,000...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 311 min read
Insights into how the brain computes
Using computer modelling and animal studies researchers in Germany have found that rhythmic patterns in brain cell circuits play a...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Mar 241 min read
Breakthrough Ebola drug tested in monkeys
An experimental pill that blocks the Ebola virus from multiplying in the body has successfully treated monkeys with the infection,...
Inรชs Serrenho
Mar 242 min read
Tricking the body to lose weight - mice study
The effectiveness of current medications for weight loss and diabetes could be improved by โtrickingโ the bodyโs metabolism, a study in...
Gege Li
Mar 171 min read
New genetic clue to obesity in dogs and humans
Scientists in the UK have discovered small changes in the DNA of Labrador dogs, also found in humans, that could lead to more effective...
Inรชs Serrenho
Mar 172 min read
Tiny organism could help reduce effects of cancer radiation therapy
A protein produced by tardigrades, a microscopic organism, holds the potential to reduce the effects of radiation therapy for cancer...
Gege Li
Mar 171 min read
Alternative to antibiotics in ground-breaking mice study
Research in Israel may open the door for future treatments that are an alternative to antibiotics, in the fight against drug-resistant...
Inรชs Serrenho
Mar 101 min read
Mauritius breeder highlights importance of research monkeys โ video
EARA member Bioculture Group , a Mauritius-based breeder and exporter of cynomolgus macaque monkeys for biomedical research, has...
Gege Li
Mar 103 min read
Award for cancer neuroscience using mice
The 2025 Brain Prize ย has gone to two researchers who used mice in their โrevolutionaryโ research linking the brain and cancer. Frank...
Gege Li
Mar 101 min read
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