Anxiety is similar in dogs and humans
Dogs with anxiety have similar behaviours and brain changes as humans with the condition, new research has found. The study at EARA...
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Gege Li
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
A direct cause of epilepsy
The activation of immune cells in the brain is directly linked to the development of seizures in epilepsy, a recent US study in fruit...
Gege Li
- Mar 13
- 1 min
‘Bioelectronics’ & brain disease
Swedish researchers have grown electrodes in the tissue of zebrafish and leeches, which could lead to mimicking technologies that can...
Gege Li
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Injection to treat endometriosis
An antibody can relieve some of the key symptoms of a painful disorder when given to monkeys, researchers have found. Endometriosis is a...
Gege Li
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Alpaca antibodies protect crops
Crops can be made resistant to disease by giving them antibodies derived from alpacas. Researchers at the University of East Anglia, UK,...
The European Animal Research Association
- Mar 9
- 6 min
FDA Modernization Act 2.0 – what, if anything, has changed in US regulations?
New legislation in the US has been hailed by animal rights groups as a ban on animal testing – in reality, very little has changed. EARA...
Gege Li
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Blocking brain diseases in fruit flies
The death of nerve cells in the brain, common in motor neuron disease (MND) and dementia (FTD), can be blocked by feeding fruit flies a...
Gege Li
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Microplastics pass to rat offspring
Microscopic plastic particles in the environment can pass from pregnant rats to their unborn offspring, potentially harming their...
Gege Li
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Device to help stroke patients
Patients paralysed by a stroke have regained temporary movement in their arms and hands, thanks to an innovative electrical device....
Gege Li
- Feb 27
- 1 min
How pig studies aid biomedical research
EARA has published a feature article on the use of pigs in biomedical research summarising the role they have played in scientific and...
Gege Li
- Feb 27
- 1 min
3Rs research projects in Germany
EARA member Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, in Germany, is funding 10 new research projects that align with the 3Rs principle of...
Gege Li
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Gut bacteria & antibiotic-resistance
Spanish researchers have identified five types of bacteria, naturally found in the intestine of mice, that can stop the invasion of other...
Gege Li
- Feb 20
- 1 min
A sensor to diagnose gut disorders
US researchers using pigs have developed a sensor that is easy to swallow, which can provide a far less intrusive way to potentially...
Gege Li
- Feb 20
- 1 min
EARA video on cancer research studies
The latest episode of EARA’s #TransparencyThursday Instagram series features Dr Tommaso Virgilio, a cancer researcher at the Institute...
Gege Li
- Feb 20
- 1 min
How the brain senses hot and cold
Identifying a part of the brain in mice, that detects hot and cold temperatures, may help to better understand disorders related to...
Gege Li
- Feb 20
- 1 min
‘Taste’ neurons & meningitis
Brain neurons involved in detecting bitter tastes can help to fight off bacterial infections, according to a study in zebrafish. Work by...
Gege Li
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Scientific awards and animal research
Two prestigious prizes have praised the work of scientists, in Switzerland and Canada, whose significant discoveries used animals in...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Openness on animal research day
EARA’s Be Open about Animal Research Day (#BOARD23), our 24-hour global social media campaign to celebrate proactive communication about...
Gege Li
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Liver disease and animals
Several US research groups have found new information about one of the most common liver diseases, based on studies in mice....
Gege Li
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Vaccine protects monkeys from virus
Researchers have developed a vaccine that protects monkeys against a disease caused by an Ebola-like virus, that currently has no...
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