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Keto diet prevents mood disorders in rats
Researchers in Italy have discovered that feeding young rats a high-fat, low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diet protected them from behavioural effects of prenatal stress, suggesting that changing nutrition could prevent mood disorders.
Helena Pinheiro
Oct 20, 20251 min read
Sour environment helps pancreatic cancer in mice thrive
Researchers in Germany and Austria have discovered that the acidic environment inside tumours plays a key role in promoting cancer survival and growth.
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 20, 20251 min read
Pregnancy turns on aggression on female mice brains
Researchers in Sweden have discovered what changes in the brain of mice that unlock the so-called maternal aggression.
Helena Pinheiro
Oct 13, 20251 min read
Alzheimer’s protein fights cancer in mice
Researchers in the US have found that amyloid beta, a hallmark in Alzheimer’s, can strengthen immune responses and reduce tumour growth in mice.
Inês Serrenho
Oct 13, 20251 min read
Tracking Alzheimer's brain alterations in living mice
A team based in the UK and Italy has developed a method to monitor a key brain alteration found in Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of living, freely moving mice using optic fibres.
Inês Serrenho
Oct 6, 20251 min read
Zebrafish larvae could guide cancer therapies
Researchers in Canada were able to mimic children’s response to cancer therapies in zebrafish larvae, which could provide a platform to inform clinical decisions in real-time.
Helena Pinheiro
Oct 6, 20251 min read
Gerbils reveal how hearing works
Scientists in the US, in a study using gerbils, have kept tissue from a crucial inner ear organ alive outside the body, creating an unprecedented system that could allow researchers to understand how hearing works and test potential treatments for hearing loss.
Inês Serrenho
Oct 6, 20251 min read
Sex is influenced by spinal cord - rodent study
Researchers in Portugal and France discovered that the spinal cord plays a crucial role in sexual behaviour in mice and rats, opening new ways for treating sexual dysfunction in humans.
Inês Serrenho
Sep 29, 20251 min read
Huntington’s disease breakthrough is due to animal research
A prominent gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for Huntington’s disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human clinical trials.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 29, 20251 min read
Survey reveals overwhelming scepticism of Dutch academics towards animal-free science
A new survey by the Netherlands National Committee for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (NCad) has revealed that a substantial proportion of Dutch academics remain doubtful about the prospect of animal-free science.
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 22, 20251 min read
Worms and flies show that bacteria may help fight cancer
Researchers in Germany and the UK have discovered a compound produced by bacteria that may reduce colorectal cancer growth and enhance chemotherapy response, in a study using worms and fruit flies.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 22, 20251 min read
Canadian university defends dog research amidst political controversy
Queen’s University, an EARA member, has strongly defended its decades-long use of dogs in biomedical research, following Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that the province will introduce legislation to ban the use of dogs and cats in science.
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 15, 20252 min read
Mice study links maternal stress to childhood eczema
Researchers in France have discovered that stress during pregnancy can make the progeny susceptible to develop eczema, in a study using mice.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 15, 20251 min read
Research highlights the need to make animal studies more reliable
A review of animal experiments has identified clear opportunities to improve how studies are designed and analysed, which could increase the reliability and impact of research using animals.
Inês Serrenho
Sep 15, 20251 min read
Non-opioid tested in mice and monkeys might ease opioid crisis
Researchers in Japan have tested a new drug that provides powerful pain relief in mice and monkeys, without the dangers of opioids.
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Transparent mouse scalp opens window into brain development
US scientists have developed a new method that turns the mouse scalp transparent, making it possible to image the living brain during its development.
Inês Serrenho
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Smell loss as an early sign of Alzheimer's — study in mice and humans
Researchers in Germany have found, in a study using mice and humans, that loss of the sense of smell can be one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s, before cognitive impairment.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Mouse study leads to first attempt to repair spinal cord in humans
Researchers in Israel are preparing to test the first-ever implantation of patients’ own spinal cord cells to restore mobility in paralysed individuals — a breakthrough made possible by foundational experiments in mice.
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 1, 20251 min read
First atlas of lifetime supply of eggs in primate ovaries
US researchers have mapped the formation of the lifetime supply of eggs in a study using monkeys, which could inform the study of ovarian diseases and advance treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 1, 20251 min read
Mice study uncovers breast cancer drug side effect
Researchers from Germany and the US have discovered how the breast cancer drug tamoxifen can increase the risk of tumours in the uterus, in a study using mice.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 1, 20251 min read
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