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Call for neuroscientists to join ‘Pledge for Science’
The European Brain Council (EBC) is seeking volunteers from the scientific community to take part in a series of engagement events with...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Alternative study for parasite
Researchers in France have studied the key early stages of a common parasite infection in cats, without needing to use cats in their...
Gege Li
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Lack of nutrients & brain damage
A shortage of dietary nutrients can severely impact the development of the brain, an Austrian study in mice has found. Researchers, led...
Gege Li
Apr 14, 20231 min read
New methods for studying animal brains
Recent studies have successfully developed new ways to look at the brains of mice, to provide new insights and understanding. US...
Gege Li
Apr 14, 20231 min read
How zebrafish contribute to biomedical research
EARA has published a feature article on the use of zebrafish in biomedical research and their increasing use over other animals. The...
Gege Li
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Covid-19 nasal vaccine in hamsters
A trial vaccine for Covid-19, which is delivered up the nose, provides better protection than an injection, according to a new study in...
Gege Li
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Biomedical sector in Italy welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research
The Italian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Biomedical sector in Portugal welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research
The Portuguese biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Biomedical sector in Netherlands welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research
The Dutch biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Biomedical sector in Belgium welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research
The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Biomedical sector in France welcomes 2020 EU report on animals used in research
The French biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Biomedical sector in Spain welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research
The Spanish biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Biomedical sector in Germany welcomes 2020 EU statistics on the animals used in research and testing
The German biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 4, 20233 min read
2020 EU numbers on animals used in research show the impact of Covid-19
Reductions in the use of animals in biomedical research overall, but an increase in the use of monkeys and small mammals, has revealed...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 4, 20234 min read
Studying diet & the 'yo-yo effect' in mice
Researchers, studying mice, have gained a greater understanding of the tendency to add weight after ending a diet – known as the yo-yo...
Gege Li
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Sex hormones & behaviour – video
The effect of sex hormones on the brain is the subject of EARA’s latest #TransparencyThursday video – watch it here on YouTube. In the...
Gege Li
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Animal studies in new cancer treatment
A cancer drug, first tested in mice, has successfully stopped the growth of cancer in patients with untreatable conditions. The drug...
Gege Li
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Reversing diabetes in monkeys
US researchers have developed a new way to reverse type 1 diabetes in monkeys, raising the possibility of a more effective cure for the...
Gege Li
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Brain Prize & animal studies
This year’s prestigious Brain Prize has gone to three neuroscientists, who have all used animal research in their pioneering discoveries....
Gege Li
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Pill success to treat dengue fever
A pill targeted at the dengue virus has successfully treated and prevented infection in mice and monkeys. Dengue fever, is a viral...
Gege Li
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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