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Ana Barros
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Understanding sepsis
Research from the EARA member Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal, has found new evidence to understand and fight sepsis - a...

Bob Tolliday
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Reversing paralysis in mice
Scientists at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have made paralysed mice walk again by stimulating healing in the spinal cord (video)....

Ana Barros
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Ben Stiller & free event on MND
An online US event looking at the path to a new treatment for ALS (or MND), based on a patient story, takes place next week. Hosted by...

Ana Barros
Jan 25, 20211 min read
MND breakthrough
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, UK, have discovered a way in which neurons can be repaired, so as to stop muscle wastage in...

Ana Barros
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Eye disease in rats
Research in rats, published during Glaucoma Awareness Month, suggests potential treatments for the eye condition. Scientists at...

Ana Barros
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Animal studies & blindness
US scientists have found a potential treatment for blindness in patients with retinal disorders, that affect around 200 million people...

Ana Barros
Jan 18, 20211 min read
EU animal alternatives event
The European Commission will provide an update on its work to replace animals in science at a free conference next month. The virtual...

Ana Barros
Jan 18, 20211 min read
Fighting blood cancer
A collaboration between EARA member institutions in Germany, has created a new approach to fight blood cancer. Using two mouse models,...

Ana Barros
Jan 18, 20211 min read
Covid-19 vaccine and MS
BioNTech, the German company involved in production of the first approved Covid-19 vaccine, is now applying its vaccine technology in...

Ana Barros
Jan 18, 20211 min read
US rodent numbers row
A paper estimating the numbers of mice and rats used annually in US research has been strongly challenged within the biomedical research...

Bob Tolliday
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Inhaled vaccines
Scientists at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, USA, have identified a new way to deliver a vaccine by aerosol rather than...

Bob Tolliday
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Monkeys for Covid-19 research
US researchers have confirmed the importance of using rhesus macaque monkeys as models in Covid-19 research, in a recent study. The...

Bob Tolliday
Jan 4, 20211 min read
UK schoolchildren part of fly experiment
Schoolchildren in the UK have joined a global experiment run by Stanford University, USA, and the University of Oxford, UK, using fruit...


Bob Tolliday
Dec 22, 20205 min read
Feature: Making vaccines safe - animal testing plays a vital part
While basic research using animals gave scientists a greater understanding of the Covid-19 virus, such as its structure and genetic...

Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20203 min read
Openness in Spain - annual report
The third annual report analysing the openness of Spanish biomedical institutions, and how they discuss the use of animals in research,...

Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Zebrafish stress study
Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia, have shed light on how some of the genes react to chronic stress...

Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20201 min read
LERU guidance on openness
The League of European Research Universities (LERU), the network of top research universities in Europe, has published a paper advising...

Bob Tolliday
Dec 14, 20201 min read
UAR Openness Awards
Four UK institutions picked up awards at the 7th Annual Openness Awards, hosted by Understanding Animal Research, for demonstrating...

Ana Barros
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Restoring vision in monkeys
Scientists at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), Amsterdam, have created a brain implant that could restore some vision in...

Ana Barros
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Effects of social distancing
Research from the EARA member the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany, has found how social-distancing and self-isolation...
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