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Fatty tissue & global parasitic disease
The fatty tissue around the intestines of mice can protect them from parasitic infections, a new study has found. Research led by EARA...
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
The skin condition that differs by sex
By studying mice, scientists have advanced their understanding of why men suffer from severe psoriasis more than women. A study at Kyoto...
Georgios Petrellis
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Male hormone helps fight rare cancer
Male mice appear to be better at fighting diseases, such as adrenal cancer, than female mice, according to a study by French scientists....
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
EU brain project & animal studies
As the EU-funded European Brain Research Area (EBRA) project nears a conclusion, Sabine Hölter, the co-ordinator of the Predictive Model...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Human brain cells 'work' in rat brains
Human brain cells have been successfully transplanted into rats, which may pave the way for a better understanding of brain development...
Gege Li
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Enzyme therapy for fatal brain disorder
Research in animals has provided key clues for treating infantile Batten disease (CLN1 disease), an incurable brain disorder that can...
Gege Li
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Fruit fly study of rare bone cancer
Scientists in Spain have found a new research method to study a rare, but often fatal bone cancer affecting children and young adults....
Gege Li
Oct 17, 20221 min read
A fibre diet limits MS-like symptoms
Scientists have found that guar gum, a good source of fibre, can successfully limit inflammation and delay Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Fasting & countering inflammation
A study reveals that sending signals of fasting to the brain of mice can help their body combat inflammation. In the study, UK scientists...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Understanding DMD muscle degeneration
Scientists may have answered how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) starts to form, using mice. DMD is a disease caused by a genetic...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Funding stymies acceptance of non-animal testing
A chronic shortage of funding is holding up the approval of non-animal methods for testing the safety of chemicals, a leading expert has...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Slowing age-related hearing loss
Using mice in studies, scientists may have found a way to delay the progress of age-related hearing loss. Researchers from the University...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Student workshop on animal research
EARA has taken part in the first workshop, held by Europe's leading universities, to show students how best to communicate about animal...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Air pollution cancer clues
UK scientists believe, after experiments in both humans and animals, that air pollution can cause cancer by ‘waking up’ old damaged...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 29, 20221 min read
NASA studies fruit flies in space
NASA has been using fruit flies to examine how the health of astronauts might be affected by flights to Mars and beyond. Studies on the...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 29, 20221 min read
The long-term effects of antibiotics on babies
Studies in mice have revealed that antibiotics prescribed for babies can have a serious effect on their gut function in adult life....
Maria Vlastara
Sep 27, 20221 min read
Animal data and Omicron booster vaccines
The first booster vaccines, targeting the Omicron variant of Covid-19, have been authorised by regulators across the world solely using...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Child heart transplant breakthrough
A partial heart transplant, previously only performed in pigs, has been successfully conducted in the US on a child. Five-month-old Owen...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Improved technique to study the bladder using mice
Researchers have developed an improved technique to observe bladder function in mice without the need for anaesthesia. The team from EARA...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Toxicity testing without using fish
Swiss and Dutch scientists are working on a four-year project to replace the use of fish in toxicity testing. The project has received...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 12, 20221 min read
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