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Treatment tackles 'incurable' leukaemia
An experimental drug – originally developed using animal studies – has cleared a UK teenager of her cancer, when standard treatments have...
Gege Li
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Animal studies & skin cancer treatment
A treatment, which makes use of a patient’s own immune system, has shown promising results against an aggressive type of skin cancer. In...
Gege Li
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Speaking up about animal research
Leading science communicators shared their tips and experiences about speaking to the public about their science and the use of animals....
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Sex differences in disease
The reason men and women experience disease and react to drugs differently is more complex than we think, according to a new study in...
Gege Li
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Brain research & monkeys
Leading neuroscientists from around the world have stated that non-human primates (NHP) remain ‘essential’ for our understanding of the...
Gege Li
Dec 19, 20221 min read
A mini brain microscope for mice
A mini microscope that can be mounted on the heads of mice to record their brain activity is set to be a ‘game changer’ for studying...
Gege Li
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Potential treatments for severe asthma
An inflammatory molecule appears to be the cause of airway damage in severe asthma, a new US study in mouse and human tissue has found....
Gege Li
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Tumours in mice grow faster at night
The ability of an animal’s immune system to fight cancer is dependent on the time of day, according to new research using mice....
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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
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