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An international collaboration co-ordinated by Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, has developed a zebrafish model of a rare...

Ana Barros
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Virtual BRAD
Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) takes place this week on Thursday (15 April). Organised by Americans for Medical Progress (AMP),...

Ana Barros
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Heart research & lambs
Using lambs, scientists from the University of Minnesota, USA, have created a new type of artificial heart valve for young patients that...

Ana Barros
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
EARA statement on the undercover video footage from Vivotecnia, Spain
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) was established to better inform the European public and political decision makers of the...

Ana Barros
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Improving mouse welfare
Scientists at EARA member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have reported on a new way to administer drugs to mice without...

Ana Barros
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Alzheimer’s studies animal models
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Berlin, have created a gene therapy using mice which could help to treat...

Ana Barros
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Ricky Gervais
While international celebrity, and animal activist, Ricky Gervais has been happy to encourage people to take a Covid-19 jab, he has been...

Ana Barros
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
EARA event in Israel
In April, EARA will hold a free online science communication event in collaboration with the Inter-University Forum for Biomedical...

Ana Barros
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Spray treatment for Covid-19
Researchers in Estonia, using cows, have created a spray treatment that can help to prevent Covid-19 infection and make those who have...

Bob Tolliday
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Personalised brain grafts
A team from University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, has successfully reduced symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in monkeys by implanting cells...

Bob Tolliday
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Metabolism of lung tumours
Research in Switzerland has revealed a new way to stop lung cancer tumours from becoming resistant to treatment. A tumour consists of...

Ana Barros
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
Animals & Covid-19
As concerns grow over whether animals could continue to infect humans or other animals, Covid-19 researchers are seeking to identify...

Ana Barros
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
Mouse embryos
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, have grown mouse embryos in bottles, offering a unique way to observe how a...

Ana Barros
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
Gene therapy for chronic pain
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, USA, have created a gene therapy for chronic pain without apparent side effects....

Ana Barros
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
EARA at German event
An online event looking at how to improve communication on animal research in Germany will take place in April. Among the speakers are...

Ana Barros
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Charité 3Rs webinar
EARA member Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, is holding an online webinar on severity levels in animal studies. The event...

Bob Tolliday
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Muscle growth
A team at EARA member the Max Delbrück Center, Berlin, Germany have examined how muscles are maintained and grow, using mice. New muscle...

Bob Tolliday
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Prostate cancer organoids
Researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have developed an organoid model to help find personalised drug treatments for...

Ana Barros
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Brain Prize 2021
The largest annual prize for neuroscience has been awarded to four scientists for their research on migraine studies, using animal...

Ana Barros
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
Hereditary deafness
Researchers at EARA member Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands, are developing a way to prevent sudden-onset deafness. A...
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