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Improving zebrafish welfare in research
The UK National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) has published a report about the...
Gege Li
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Nanoplastics linked to Parkinson’s disease
A US study has highlighted a potential environmental factor in Parkinson's disease, using mice combined with other research methods. The...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Cancer treatment for golden retrievers?
A gene in dogs linked to increased lifespan may also lead to cancer treatments for humans and animals. US researchers, at the University...
Gege Li
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Pollution & heart function study
UK researchers have used animal studies to understand the detrimental effects of specific fuel pollutants on heart function. Pollution is...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Vitamin treatment for damaged kidneys
A new vitamin treatment for kidneys, which have been damaged by chronic inflammation, could help avoid the need for dialysis or...
Gege Li
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Netherlands Open Week on animal research
Institutions from the Netherlands Transparency Agreement on Animal Research have once again given an insight into their biomedical...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Allergies affect early brain development
Researchers have identified the link between severe allergies and brain development, by studying mice with asthma-like features. The...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Instituições biomédicas portuguesas mostram melhorias na abertura para com a investigação animal
Instituições científicas e outras organizações ligadas à investigação biomédica em Portugal têm demonstrado uma melhoria encorajadora na...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Portugal moves further toward openness on animal research
The third annual report from the Portuguese Transparency Agreement, published this week, shows that most biomedical institutions have...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Rat Trap is not a balanced narrative – EARA book review
The claims made in a new book, by medical sociologist Pandora Pound, that research using animals is obsolete and ‘thwarting medical...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 20, 20231 min read
Early-life stress alters brain in rats
US researchers have found that early-life stress in rats leads to more significant changes in brain genes than childhood head injuries....
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 20, 20231 min read
Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?
n her new book, author Pandora Pound sets out why the scientifically accepted justification for using animals in biomedical research is...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Using animals in infectious disease research – EARA feature
EARA has published a new feature article on the role of animal research in the understanding and treatment of a range of infectious...
Gege Li
Nov 13, 20231 min read
EARA Q&A – the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research
The latest episode of EARA’s #TransparencyThursday series has featured Alexandra Gkrouzoudi, a vet and the animal facility manager at...
Gege Li
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Monkey research leads to revolutionary Parkinson's treatment
Animal research has paved the way for a spinal implant that has given a 62-year-old man with Parkinson's disease the ability to walk...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 12, 20231 min read
EARA advocates for animal research transparency at Denmark event
EARA advocates for animal research transparency at Denmark event
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Czech research treats spinal cord injury in rats
A successful gene therapy has allowed rats with spinal cord injury to regain feeling in their legs. Researchers at the Institute of...
Gege Li
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Modified mice have ‘human-like’ COVID-19 symptoms
For the first time, scientists have developed a genetically altered mouse that can get infected with the form of Covid-19 seen in young,...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Treatment for rare children’s disorder progress
After successful studies in mice, of a rare genetic disorder that affects children, UK scientists are ready to begin human trials of a...
Gege Li
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Neuroscience awards honour numerous animal researchers
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced the recipients of its 2023 Early Career Awards, with several researchers who use animals...
Gege Li
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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