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Lonely fruit flies
A study of fruit flies by The Rockefeller University, New York, USA, has shown how loneliness can have a physical effect on the body....
Bob Tolliday
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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Gut bacteria rewind ageing brain
Scientists at University College Cork, Ireland, have shown the effect that bacteria in the intestine can have on behaviour and brain...
Ana Barros
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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3R event in Austria
EARA member the RepRefRed Society, Austria, is holding an online event on animal welfare and 3Rs approaches next month. The โAustrian...
Ana Barros
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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The Economist on monkeys in neuroscience research
The growing shortage of monkeys needed for biomedical research due to Chinaโs export ban and growing worldwide demand has been examined...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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Openness agreement in New Zealand
New Transparency Agreement by New Zealand biomedical community makes commitment to openness about animal research New Zealand has become...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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Animal-free skin test
The first complete skin sensitisation test, without using animals, has been approved for international use. The Organisation for Economic...
Ana Barros
Jul 26, 20211 min read
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New EU database on animal research
The EU Commission has published its first database including information on projects using animals for scientific purposes. The...
Ana Barros
Jul 26, 20211 min read
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EARA free event in August
EARA will hold an online science communication event as part of the FENS Regional Meeting next month. Improving Openness in Animal...
Ana Barros
Jul 26, 20211 min read
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Closure of a lab animal breeder
Scientists in Australia are concerned that the announced closure of the countryโs leading breeder and supplier of lab mice and rats will...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Stem cells & Covid and Zika infections
Scientists at The Francis Crick Institute, UK, have discovered a process in mammalian stem cells that can protect against viral...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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EU animal stats 2018
The European Commission has published EU-wide statistics for 2018, for the use of animals in biomedical research. The headline figure for...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Heart failure & pig studies
US scientists have created a therapy which can help heart muscle self-repair after a heart attack. The team, at Baylor College of...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Vision studies in monkeys
Researchers from the Paris Vision Institute, France, have made further groundbreaking advances with a potential therapy to restore sight...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Mouse embryo growth
Scientists in Germany have replicated the formation of a mouse embryo in a dish, allowing them to analyse its development in much more...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Nerve regrowth drugs
Scientists at EARA member, the University of Padua, Italy, have created a drug treatment that promotes nerve regrowth, which could reduce...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Find treatments for rare disease
After successful tests in mice, scientists from Cima University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, have developed a gene therapy for a rare and...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Mice in kidney disease
Researchers at EARA member the University of Padova, Italy, have found a potential target for early treatment of kidney inflammation...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Antibiotic resistance in mice
Researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian Ciรชncia, Oeiras, Portugal, have taken a step forward in understanding antibiotic resistance โ a...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Implants to restore vision
Scientists at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), Amsterdam, have created a brain implant that could restore some vision in...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Llama antibodies Covid-19
Researchers at EARA member Ghent University, Belgium, have found that antibodies taken from just one llama (pictured) could help to...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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