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Tracking Alzheimer's brain alterations in living mice

A team based in the UK and Italy has developed a method to monitor a key brain alteration found in Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of living, freely moving mice using optic fibres.

Inês Serrenho

Oct 61 min read

Zebrafish larvae could guide cancer therapies

Researchers in Canada were able to mimic children’s response to cancer therapies in zebrafish larvae, which could provide a platform to inform clinical decisions in real-time.

Helena Pinheiro

Oct 61 min read

Gerbils reveal how hearing works

Scientists in the US, in a study using gerbils, have kept tissue from a crucial inner ear organ alive outside the body, creating an unprecedented system that could allow researchers to understand how hearing works and test potential treatments for hearing loss.

Inês Serrenho

Oct 61 min read

Sex is influenced by spinal cord - rodent study

Researchers in Portugal and France discovered that the spinal cord plays a crucial role in sexual behaviour in mice and rats, opening new ways for treating sexual dysfunction in humans.

Inês Serrenho

Sep 291 min read

Huntington’s disease breakthrough is due to animal research

A prominent gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for Huntington’s disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human clinical trials.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 291 min read

Survey reveals overwhelming scepticism of Dutch academics towards animal-free science

A new survey by the Netherlands National Committee for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (NCad) has revealed that a substantial proportion of Dutch academics remain doubtful about the prospect of animal-free science.

Nuno Gonçalves

Sep 221 min read

Worms and flies show that bacteria may help fight cancer

Researchers in Germany and the UK have discovered a compound produced by bacteria that may reduce colorectal cancer growth and enhance chemotherapy response, in a study using worms and fruit flies.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 221 min read

Canadian university defends dog research amidst political controversy

Queen’s University, an EARA member, has strongly defended its decades-long use of dogs in biomedical research, following Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that the province will introduce legislation to ban the use of dogs and cats in science.

Nuno Gonçalves

Sep 152 min read

Mice study links maternal stress to childhood eczema

Researchers in France have discovered that stress during pregnancy can make the progeny susceptible to develop eczema, in a study using mice.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 151 min read

Research highlights the need to make animal studies more reliable

A review of animal experiments has identified clear opportunities to improve how studies are designed and analysed, which could increase the reliability and impact of research using animals.

Inês Serrenho

Sep 151 min read

Non-opioid tested in mice and monkeys might ease opioid crisis

Researchers in Japan have tested a new drug that provides powerful pain relief in mice and monkeys, without the dangers of opioids.

Nuno Gonçalves

Sep 81 min read

Transparent mouse scalp opens window into brain development

US scientists have developed a new method that turns the mouse scalp transparent, making it possible to image the living brain during its development.

Inês Serrenho

Sep 81 min read

Smell loss as an early sign of Alzheimer's — study in mice and humans

Researchers in Germany have found, in a study using mice and humans, that loss of the sense of smell can be one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s, before cognitive impairment.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 81 min read

Mouse study leads to first attempt to repair spinal cord in humans

Researchers in Israel are preparing to test the first-ever implantation of patients’ own spinal cord cells to restore mobility in paralysed individuals — a breakthrough made possible by foundational experiments in mice.

Nuno Gonçalves

Sep 11 min read

First atlas of lifetime supply of eggs in primate ovaries

US researchers have mapped the formation of the lifetime supply of eggs in a study using monkeys, which could inform the study of ovarian diseases and advance treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 11 min read

Mice study uncovers breast cancer drug side effect

Researchers from Germany and the US have discovered how the breast cancer drug tamoxifen can increase the risk of tumours in the uterus, in a study using mice.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 11 min read

Study in ageing cats offers clues to Alzheimer’s

A new UK study has found that ageing cat brains show similar hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in humans.

Inês Serrenho

Sep 11 min read

Synthetic uterus enables the first footage ever of an embryo implantation

Spanish researchers captured the first video of a human embryo implanting in a uterus, which could help improve understanding of the natural process and improve fertility and assisted reproduction techniques.

Helena Pinheiro

Aug 251 min read

The Dangerous Precedent of Political Interference in Medical Research in Canada 

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) expresses deep concern over recent statements by Ontario Premier Doug Ford regarding biomedical research involving dogs.  

The European Animal Research Association

Aug 203 min read

Lithium could reverse Alzheimer's symptoms – study in mice and humans

Researchers in the US found that lithium, a metal naturally present in the brain, could protect and reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, in a study using human samples and mice.

Helena Pinheiro

Aug 181 min read