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Lab-grown dog skin for vet treatments
Researchers in Germany have developed the first laboratory dog skin, for use in testing medical treatments and care products for dogs....
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 26, 20241 min read
How small mammals are used in research – EARA feature
EARA has published its latest feature about small mammals used in biomedical research, looking at species such as rabbits, guinea pigs,...
Gege Li
Feb 26, 20241 min read
Sociedades sudamericanas de animales de laboratorio se unen a EARA
La Federación de Sociedades Sudamericana de Ciencia en Animales de Laboratorio (FESSACAL), se ha unido a EARA.
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Sociedades sul-americanas de animais de laboratório juntam-se à EARA
A Federação das Sociedades Sul-Americanas de Ciência de Animais de Laboratório (FESSACAL) juntou-se à EARA.
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Could cows be used more in research?
Cows may be far more valuable for research into regenerative medicine than currently thought, according to a US study. The research at...
Gege Li
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Insights into wound healing using mice
Two studies using mice, in the UK and US, have revealed new ways to heal injuries without leaving scars. Research at EARA member the...
Gege Li
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Ideological decision halts neuroscience research with monkeys
EARA has expressed its deep concern at the ideologically-based decision of the competent authority for the federal state of Bremen,...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Gene editing breakthrough for rare disease
Researchers in Germany, using gene editing, have corrected an exaggerated immune response that is a key feature of a rare childhood...
Gege Li
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Mice study reveals breast cancer treatment
Research in mice has uncovered a new drug that halts the growth of triple-negative breast cancer. This type of breast cancer is an...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 12, 20241 min read
EARA Participation at the 2nd CAM Conference
EARA participated in the 2nd CAM Conference, a two-day scientific meeting hosted by the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 5, 20241 min read
‘Living’ replacement heart valves work in sheep
Researchers have developed a synthetic heart valve that can grow new tissue inside the body, paving the way for longer-lasting heart...
Gege Li
Feb 5, 20241 min read
Reducing stress in mice in drug testing
Scientists at EARA Member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a new method of giving drugs to mice for research...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 5, 20241 min read
Deaf boy can hear thanks to gene therapy
A virus-based gene therapy – developed using animals – has allowed an 11-year-old boy, who has been deaf since birth, to hear for the...
Gege Li
Jan 31, 20241 min read
Pig liver filters blood through human body
US researchers have connected a pig liver, outside the body of a brain-dead patient, to filter blood successfully - marking another...
Gege Li
Jan 31, 20241 min read
Bringing emotion to openness about animal research – Berlin event
An event aimed at empowering researchers, animal welfare officers, communication personnel, and institutions in biomedical sciences, in Germ
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 30, 20242 min read
‘Nanobots’ shrink bladder tumours in mice
A new way to deliver drugs to dramatically reduce cancerous bladder tumours in mice, has been used in a Spanish study. The research, led...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 min read
EPA scraps plan to end mammal testing by 2035
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ditched its controversial plan to phase out all use of mammals, to test the safety of...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Is the microbiome involved in childhood cancer?
UK researchers are uncovering a possible link between the microbiome and the most common cancer in children, and will first study mice to...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 min read
New treatment to prevent sepsis
Researchers in Sweden have made a significant discovery, using mice and pigs, by treating severe bacterial infections with a newly...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Infant heart transplant success
A baby boy who underwent pioneering heart surgery in 2022 is now a thriving toddler, doctors have reported.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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