Dogs & Covid-19
Researchers at EARA member the University of Helsinki, Finland, have successfully trained dogs to detect Covid-19 in human samples using...
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Ana Barros
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
EARA at FENS
EARA will be hosting a live-streamed Special Interest Event tomorrow, Tuesday, 14 July, at the virtual FENS Forum 2020. An expert panel,...
Ana Barros
- Jul 11, 2020
- 1 min
EARA on Instagram
EARA has launched an Instagram account to communicate about the use of animal models in biomedical research. Follow us on Instagram if...
Ana Barros
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Bat organoid research for Covid-19
A simplified version of a bat gut has been created by scientists at the University of Hong Kong, China, to study coronavirus. The team...
Ana Barros
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Ebola and Zika vaccine progress
As global efforts to tackle the Covid-19 infection continue, two other deadly diseases, Zika and Ebola, are also being tackled. On 25...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Israeli media intervention
Criticism of inaccurate reporting on research using animals, in an Israeli online publication, has seen the article corrected and more...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Science of smells
Researchers, in Italy and the USA, have used animal studies to work out how the brain understands odours. The findings, published in the...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Virtual lab tours
With in-person laboratory tours impossible at present, virtual tours to engage with the public are showing their value. An article in The...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Organoids & Covid-19
A team of international researchers are growing miniature organs in the lab to understand how Covid-19 damages the body. Studies using...
Ana Barros
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Swiss advocacy group rebrands
EARA Member, the Basel Declaration Society, based in Switzerland, has rebranded as Animal Research Tomorrow. The organisation now has a...
Ana Barros
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Harmful effects of drug promoted by Trump
Testing using rabbits and guinea pigs has flagged up the harmful effects of a drug once considered a potential treatment for Covid-19....
Ana Barros
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Animal antibodies for Covid-19
A wide variety of animals are now being used to produce and understand the antibodies that can fight against Covid-19. Human bodies fight...
Ana Barros
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
EU Commission supports animal research
The EU Commission has produced a strongly-worded assertion of the ongoing need for animal models in biomedical research, in response to...
Ana Barros
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Covid-19 & monkey research
US researchers have shown the effects of Covid-19 infection in three different species of monkey. The study, published in bioRxiv, gives...
Ana Barros
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
3Rs award UK
A Cambridge scientist has been awarded a prestigious 3Rs prize for their innovative methods in basic research. The 3Rs Prize, sponsored...
Ana Barros
- Jun 8, 2020
- 16 min
EARA in the media
A podcast by Undark magazine has looked into the hidden cost of failing to engage with the public on the use of animals in research....
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Covid-19 virus reveals the need for animal testing
This article is reprinted from Yleisradio Oy, Finland's national public broadcasting company, featuring an interview with Emrah Yatkin,...
Ana Barros
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Covid-19 research using monkeys
In the research to combat Covid-19, one of the most important, and in demand, animals to use as models for understanding the virus, and...
Ana Barros
- May 26, 2020
- 1 min
Call to end animal-derived antibodies
The EU’s agency to advance the 3Rs in animal procedures has called for an end to the use of animals in the development and production of...
Ana Barros
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
Research dog welfare
EARA member Covance Laboratories, along with Novo Nordisk, have collaborated to enhance the design of cages to house dogs used in drug...
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