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Guardian video
UK newspaper, The Guardian, has explored some of the common questions about animal research in a new video. Journalist Richard Sprenger...
Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
3Rs awards
Prizes which recognised three innovations, that reduce the need for animals in research, have been won by scientists from China, the UK...
Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Heart valves & zebrafish
Scientists at Imperial College London, UK, have made new discoveries about how heart valves grow and develop (see video). The team, in...
Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Covid research and the contribution of monkeys
A recent article, in the French publication Usbek & Rica, has asked a number of scientists to explain the importance of using monkeys in...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 8, 20212 min read
Therapy for a rare condition in children
After 30 years of research, a therapy has been approved to treat a rare condition that leaves children susceptible to seemingly harmless...
Ana Barros
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Gene therapy for skin cancer
Researchers at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, have developed a new gene therapy for a common skin cancer, which accounts for...
Ana Barros
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Neuroscientist Q&A on EARA Instagram
This Thursday, a leading researcher from Germany will be answering questions on EARA Instagram about his research on motion and movement....
Ana Barros
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Outdoor Auditorium
A Portuguese research institute has been offering outdoor talks for all its staff and students, to find out more about their research....
Ana Barros
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Netherlands Transparency Agreement on animal research launched
Today, 15 Dutch biomedical organisations have made a significant commitment to openness about the use of animals in research, by signing...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 2, 20212 min read
EARA opinion piece on phase out
EARA has called on the biomedical community to be ‘less reactive and more assertive’ in its response to calls by the European Parliament...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 1, 20211 min read
EPAA 3Rs award
The EU’s top prize for innovation which improves animal welfare during research has been won by the University of Coimbra, Portugal. The...
Ana Barros
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Immune clock breakthrough
Swiss and German researchers have discovered that the body’s immune system can vary in levels of activity, depending on the time of day....
Bob Tolliday
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Animal research events
Two free online events on animal research are taking place this week in France and in the Netherlands. Utrecht University, Netherlands,...
Ana Barros
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Injectable heart patch
An injectable patch, used to restore heart function after injury and reduce the need for open-heart surgery, has been developed in animal...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 25, 20211 min read
New #TransparencyThursday
A leading scientist on anxiety disorders, will be answering questions about her research using animals as part of EARA’s...
Ana Barros
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Pig kidney transplant
US doctors have successfully transplanted a kidney from a pig to a human, without triggering rejection. The surgery was the first...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Animal use and Covid-19 research
Researchers have highlighted the critical role that animals played in Covid-19 research in Germany. The team at the German Centre for the...
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
UK cancer exhibition
The first-ever exhibition on cancer research in the UK, pairing patients with scientists to discuss the topic, has opened in London....
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Dengue fever breakthrough
Researchers in Belgium, at EARA member KU Leuven and the Centre for Drug Design and Discovery (CD3), have developed a treatment for...
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
3Rs online webinars
A series of four free events hosted by a pan-European group of 3Rs centres, will take place online from this Thursday until December....
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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