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Opinion: Animal research under threat in Germany
Animal research is under threat in Germany. It’s time for the government to take charge! German legal experts* Klaus Gärditz and Matthias...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 29, 20224 min read
#BOARD22 apply now
The second edition of the “Be Open About Animal Research Day” (#BOARD22) is taking place on Thursday, 16 June during the Felasa Congress....
Ana Barros
Mar 28, 20221 min read
Animal research in Germany
The official system for handling the approval of the use of animals in biomedical research in Germany ‘is in disarray’, according to...
Ana Barros
Mar 28, 20221 min read
Parkinson's & animal studies
Using fruit flies and mice, a team of Swiss researchers have identified a gene which plays a role in protecting against Parkinson’s...
Ana Barros
Mar 28, 20221 min read
Treatment to eliminate cancer tumours
A treatment produced by US researchers can eliminate late-stage cancer tumours in mice in as little as six days. The treatment is...
Ana Barros
Mar 21, 20221 min read
FEAM report
A report addressing the challenges of vaccination in older adults in Europe has also highlighted the role of animal models in vaccine...
Ana Barros
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Monkeys dataset
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) have published a database of readings from a monkey brain, which could...
Ana Barros
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Brain Prize winners
The 2022 Brain Prize has been awarded to an international group of researchers for their pioneering work on how the nervous system...
Ana Barros
Mar 14, 20221 min read
Tick saliva treats disease
Researchers in Australia have found that ticks, a type of arachnid, may help to treat inflammatory diseases. The team at Monash...
Ana Barros
Mar 14, 20221 min read
First heart & thymus transplant
A baby has received a combined heart and thymus transplant in pioneering surgery at Duke University Hospital, North Carolina, USA. Easton...
Ana Barros
Mar 14, 20221 min read
3Rs conference grants
Conference grants for students and early career researchers are being offered by the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to...
Ana Barros
Mar 14, 20221 min read
EU rejects to phase-out call
The EU Commission has voiced its strong support for biomedical research, in a response to calls by the European Parliament for a faster...
Ana Barros
Mar 7, 20221 min read
3D bioprinting & alternatives
Two European projects are seeking to reduce the use of animals in research by using 3D bioprinting. The BRIGHTER project aims to overcome...
Ana Barros
Mar 7, 20221 min read
#LetsTalkSciComm
In the latest edition of EARA’s #LetsTalkSciComm series, Sam Shingles, Communities Officer from UK-based campaign group Sense about...
Ana Barros
Mar 7, 20221 min read
Virtual events in March
An event on Culture of Care and Responsible Research is taking place virtualy this week. Hosted by the University Hospital Jena, Germany,...
Ana Barros
Mar 7, 20221 min read
EARA press release on Commission phase-out statement
For immediate release 01/03/2022: For further information contact EARA Communications Manager, Bob Tolliday btolliday@eara.eu on +44...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 1, 20224 min read
Time-keeping rats
A collaboration between French and Polish researchers has revealed that rats can estimate passing time and evaluate how well they did...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Brain Sciences prize awarded
An international brain sciences award has gone to a researcher in Argentina for her pioneering work studying brain diseases in mice. The...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 28, 20221 min read
French MP visits research centre
The French MP, Cédric Villani, has recently visited animal facilities at the University of Strasbourg, as its guest, in conjunction with...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Zebrafish and MS
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, UK, have taken a step forward in understanding multiple sclerosis (MS), using zebrafish. In MS...
Ana Barros
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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