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...
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Gege Li
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
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
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
Protecting against fungal pneumonia
Researchers have discovered, in mice, how immunity is acquired against fungal infections, for which there are currently no approved human...
Bob Tolliday
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Gege Li
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Georgios Petrellis
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Gege Li
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
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....
Bob Tolliday
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Gege Li
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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....
Maria Vlastara
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
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 10, 2022
- 1 min
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 3, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Bob Tolliday
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Maria Vlastara
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Bob Tolliday
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Maria Vlastara
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Bob Tolliday
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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