The future of experimental models in biomedical research
A webinar will be held this week to discuss a UK public research body report into the current use of different models in biomedical...
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Bob Tolliday
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Toxicity testing without using animals
An article by leading scientists argues that any transition to non-animal methods in toxicology testing will need ‘a new paradigm for...
Ana Barros
- Apr 18
- 1 min
EU report on alternatives to animal testing
The EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a status report on alternatives to animal testing. The annual report of the EU...
Ana Barros
- Apr 18
- 1 min
New strategy to prevent clogged arteries
Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA, has found a new way to prevent clogged arteries. Atherosclerosis – a condition...
Ana Barros
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Food cravings & pregnancy
Spanish scientists have taken a step forward in understanding food cravings during pregnancy. The team at EARA member IDIBAPS, Barcelona,...
Ana Barros
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Lung diseases in mice
An international team of scientists has developed a potential treatment for two life-threatening lung conditions. Researchers at the...
Ana Barros
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Monkeys & tests for hearing
Researchers in Germany have developed a touchscreen test, using monkeys, which will help improve the quality and safety of hearing...
Ana Barros
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Animal research & brain science
A review of the methods and models used in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease studies, has shown how reliant it still is on research...
Ana Barros
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Muscle strength & animal models
Studies using mice and zebrafish, in Germany and the US, are giving insights into muscle strength and wastage in the study of muscular...
Ana Barros
- Apr 4
- 1 min
#TransparencyThursday
A leading scientist in Germany has spoken about his research involving the use of animals for EARA’s #TransparencyThursday Q&A series on...
Ana Barros
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Funding both sexes animal research
One of the UK’s major funding bodies is to make the use of both sexes a condition of any research animal studies it supports. Starting in...
Bob Tolliday
- Mar 29
- 4 min
Opinion: Animal research under threat in Germany
Animal research is under threat in Germany. It’s time for the government to take charge! German legal experts* Klaus Gärditz and Matthias...
Ana Barros
- Mar 28
- 1 min
#BOARD22 apply now
The second edition of the “Be Open About Animal Research Day” (#BOARD22) is taking place on Thursday, 16 June during the Felasa Congress....
Ana Barros
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Animal research in Germany
The official system for handling the approval of the use of animals in biomedical research in Germany ‘is in disarray’, according to...
Ana Barros
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Parkinson's & animal studies
Using fruit flies and mice, a team of Swiss researchers have identified a gene which plays a role in protecting against Parkinson’s...
Ana Barros
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Treatment to eliminate cancer tumours
A treatment produced by US researchers can eliminate late-stage cancer tumours in mice in as little as six days. The treatment is...
Ana Barros
- Mar 21
- 1 min
FEAM report
A report addressing the challenges of vaccination in older adults in Europe has also highlighted the role of animal models in vaccine...
Ana Barros
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Monkeys dataset
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) have published a database of readings from a monkey brain, which could...
Ana Barros
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Brain Prize winners
The 2022 Brain Prize has been awarded to an international group of researchers for their pioneering work on how the nervous system...
Ana Barros
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Tick saliva treats disease
Researchers in Australia have found that ticks, a type of arachnid, may help to treat inflammatory diseases. The team at Monash...