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Animal studies & Covid treatments
Two recent studies have again shown the value of using animals to find treatments and protection against Covid-19. Scientists at the...
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Neuralink under fire for monkey tests
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s medical device company, is said to be currently under federal investigation over its alleged mistreatment of...
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Cancer research for humans and dogs
The US news programme 60 Minutes has aired an episode on the key role research using dogs plays in the search for drugs and treatments...
Gege Li
Dec 5, 20221 min read
How the foetus can ‘self-repair’ wounds
Damage to the protective sac that surrounds a foetus in the womb can be repaired in part by the foetus itself, a new study in humans and...
Gege Li
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Healing brain damage in zebrafish
Researchers have shown how proteins can stop scars forming in the brain, helping our understanding of how to regenerate tissue for people...
Gege Li
Dec 5, 20221 min read
HIV can damage the brain
Macaques infected with a virus similar to HIV can develop symptoms linked to brain diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have found. A...
Gege Li
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Brain & breathing ‘closely linked’
Using animal and human brain imaging studies, researchers have revealed how the act of breathing can shape the brain. A study led by...
Gege Li
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Armadillos, leprosy & liver disease
The bacteria responsible for leprosy can actually help regenerate diseased livers, a UK study in armadillos has found. Armadillos are...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Brain research prizes & animal studies
Hamsters, flies and mice are among the animals that have been central to discoveries in research at this year’s Society for Neuroscience...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Gene edited mice to improve research
The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell, UK, is looking to fund projects to develop models of genetically altered mice for use in biomedical...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Shedding light on sleep and diseases
Several recent studies in mice have helped our understanding of sleep and how it is linked to stress and diseases such as Alzheimer's. A...
Gege Li
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Human & primate brain cells
A new US study has revealed the striking similarities between the brain cells of humans and non-human primates in the part of the brain...
Gege Li
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Clear evidence of greater openness about animal research – Spanish report
In its most comprehensive annual report ever, the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Spain (TA) has given numerous examples of...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 8, 20223 min read
El Quinto Informe Anual 2022 del Acuerdo COSCE sobre Transparencia en el Uso de Animales
Una de cada tres instituciones que apuestan por la transparencia en experimentación animal en el mundo son españolas. España mantiene el...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Understanding diabetes using mice
Scientists who have observed how a specific gene works in mice, believe their findings could help develop new types of diabetes...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Combined treatment kills tumours
US researchers have found that a new type of cancer treatment, tested in mice, can completely destroy colon and rectal tumours in a...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
3Rs research work wins honours
Scientists from across the word, who have demonstrated significant and innovative contributions to reducing, replacing, or refining the...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Tracking immune cells in mouse tumours
Swiss researchers have found a method to monitor immune cells, in brain and breast tumours of mice, without the use of invasive cancer...
Gege Li
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Protecting against fungal pneumonia
Researchers have discovered, in mice, how immunity is acquired against fungal infections, for which there are currently no approved human...
Gege Li
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Event: the future of animal research
An important webinar discussion on the implications of calls for a phase-out of animal research in Europe takes place tomorrow. The...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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