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Horseshoe crabs to be replaced in essential US medical testing
Following a change in US policy, a test that uses the blood of horseshoe crabs can now be replaced by a synthetic alternative. The blood...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s
Research from Belgium and the UK, using mice, has shed light on a key mechanism of brain cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease....
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Link between gut bacteria & controlling stress
Bacteria in the gut play a key role in the control of stress throughout the day, by interacting with the body’s internal clock, a study...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
New ‘smart’ insulin to treat diabetes
A modified version of insulin, that can automatically control sudden drops in blood sugar, has been successfully tested in pigs and rats...
Gege Li
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Recreating the human immune system in mice
Human-like immune systems can now be recreated in mice, using special blood cells, a Spanish study has shown. Immunity plays an...
Gege Li
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Sperm protein complex unlocks the key to life
Research from Austria has unveiled the ‘lock-and-key’ mechanism of human fertilisation, using studies in zebrafish, mice, and human...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Detecting rare tumours using lizards
Research from the Netherlands has developed a scan that uses a compound, found in lizard saliva, to detect rare types of tumours....
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Understanding resistance to Covid-19 in bats
US researchers have gained insights into how bats resist getting ill from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. Bats can be...
Gege Li
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Call for private institutions and patient associations to join the Portuguese Transparency Agreement
An EARA openness event this week in Oeiras, Portugal was hosted by the newly-formed Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM).
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Insights for Portuguese patients at EARA Discovery Day
A follow-up meeting of the EARA Patient Discovery project in Portugal, designed to encourage diabetes patient engagement.
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Treating MS with gene-edited brain cells
UK researchers have used gene editing to alter human brain cells and successfully repair damaged nerves in mice – a potential treatment...
Gege Li
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Insights on herpes infections, using mice
Two different studies, from the USA and Brazil, have used mice infected with herpes viruses to understand more about viral infections, as...
Gege Li
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Spider venom reveals use for industry
Researchers in Germany have discovered that spider venom has many new and versatile molecules that hold potential for a range of...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Preventing misconceptions on animal research – EARA Madrid event
The latest EARA openness event, in Madrid, hosted by EARA member the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), last week.
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Insights into malnutrition using animal studies
Research from the US and Bangladesh, has highlighted that foods which boost gut health could be more beneficial than standard treatments...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Central role of roundworms in Nobel Prize research
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to two researchers who used roundworms in their discovery of microRNAs, which...
Gege Li
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Heart rate insights by studying shrews
Researchers have studied the unusually high heart rates of shrews , one of the world’s smallest mammals, which could potentially help...
Gege Li
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Map of fruit fly brain gives major insights
The first map of the entire brain of a fruit fly has been published, promising to provide unprecedented knowledge into how the brain...
Gege Li
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Animal studies used in cure for diabetes
Research in China, using previous studies in animals, has cured a woman with type 1 diabetes by using stem cells. Type 1 diabetes occurs...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Game-changer schizophrenia drug
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a revolutionary new treatment for schizophrenia – the first in 30 years. Schizophrenia...
Georgios Petrellis
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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