Potential treatment for Parkinson’s in monkeys
Researchers at the University of Lille, France, have found a potential new strategy to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease...
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Ana Barros
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Add your research to the EARA Covid-19 map
EARA wants to hear from scientists around the world who are currently conducting coronavirus research that involves the use of animals....
Ana Barros
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
How animals are helping in Covid-19 research - a global overview
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests
A major study has reached a significant conclusion about the use of animal species in drug safety testing. Currently, regulators require...
Ana Barros
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Covid-19 study shows immunity to reinfection in monkeys
Scientists in China, in a study with monkeys, have found that they were immune to the coronavirus if given a second exposure to it after...
Ana Barros
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
EARA supports call to end embargo by transport providers in the UK and US on animal research
For immediate release 26/03/2020: Further information contact EARA Communications Manager, Bob Tolliday, o26+44 (0)7970 132801 The...
Ana Barros
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Virologist warns against a 'quick fix' for Covid-19 vaccine
An opinion piece in Nature has called on scientists not to skip testing in animal models and maintain safety checks in the development of...
Ana Barros
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus: Activist groups keep silent on animal research
EARA research has revealed a notable absence of calls to ban animal research from activist groups during the coronavirus crisis. In an...
Ana Barros
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Mapping the fight against Covid-19 in Europe
Researchers across Europe are in the forefront of the search for effective drugs to fight the coronavirus. EARA has put together a map...
Ana Barros
- Mar 22, 2020
- 1 min
Pioneering transplant that tricks the immune system
Scientists have successfully transplanted the leg from a brown rat to a white rat, using a technique that tricks the body into accepting...
Ana Barros
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus: The search for an animal model to study coronavirus
Scientists around the world are in a race to find the animal species that is the most suitable to use in tests for a Covid-19 virus...
Ana Barros
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus: Animal testing plays part in the race to find a vaccine
As the Chinese coronavirus spreads, scientists around the world are working non-stop to find a vaccine and animal models are a vital part...
Ana Barros
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Research sector welcomes the publication of EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the...
Ana Barros
- Sep 17, 2019
- 4 min
Drug trial breakthrough shows that Ebola is ‘no longer incurable’
EARA Executive Director, Kirk Leech, looks at the remarkable progress in biomedical research in the search for a cure for Ebola virus...
mburberry8
- Apr 30, 2019
- 2 min
Marking 50 years of biomedical research with minipigs
EARA member Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs has marked 50 years of the company at its Scientific Symposium, in London, UK, which also looked...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 23, 2019
- 1 min
Largest robotic surgical training centre in the world opens in Belgium
Orsi Academy, the largest robotically assisted training centre found anywhere in the world has opened its new campus in Melle, Belgium....
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 20, 2019
- 1 min
Fruit fly research on prime time TV in Portugal
Portuguese TV news has highlighted the use of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) as an animal research model at the labs of the...
mburberry8
- Apr 17, 2019
- 2 min
A look back at recent biomedical breakthroughs thanks to animal research
On the eve of Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD 18 April), EARA looks back at some of the important medical advances over the last...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
2018: Another year of medical achievements thanks to animal research
A look back by EARA at some of the important discoveries in recent times The last year has once again seen an impressive list of medical...
Bob Tolliday
- Mar 8, 2019
- 4 min
Personhood for animals?
Animals are not capable of taking responsibility for their own actions, never mind having a say in how society is run, says EARA...
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