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First effective jab for malaria
Researchers at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, UK, have developed the first malaria vaccine that meets international standards...
Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
2020 medical breakthroughs
To mark World Laboratory Animals Day, EARA has published a feature looking back at some of the medical breakthroughs made possible with...
Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Event on infectious diseases
An online conference that looks at the key aspects of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases will take place tomorrow (Tuesday). Hosted...
Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Feature: Biomedical breakthroughs in 2020 - how research with animals contributed
While Covid-19 research has dominated the headlines, day-to-day research into many other conditions to improve our understanding of the...
Ana Barros
Apr 23, 20215 min read
Communication award
An EARA member institution in Portugal has been recognised for its use of clear language in its communication about biomedical research....
Ana Barros
Apr 19, 20211 min read
EARA YouTube sci comm series launched
EARA has launched a new video initiative #LetsTalkSciComm, to give tips on how to engage in science communication and approach animal...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 19, 20211 min read
TB study in zebrafish
Scientists at the Leiden University, Netherlands, have found a new strategy to clear away tuberculosis bacteria in zebrafish. The team...
Ana Barros
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Zebrafish & rare disease
An international collaboration co-ordinated by Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, has developed a zebrafish model of a rare...
Ana Barros
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Virtual BRAD
Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) takes place this week on Thursday (15 April). Organised by Americans for Medical Progress (AMP),...
Ana Barros
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Heart research & lambs
Using lambs, scientists from the University of Minnesota, USA, have created a new type of artificial heart valve for young patients that...
Ana Barros
Apr 12, 20211 min read
EARA statement on the undercover video footage from Vivotecnia, Spain
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) was established to better inform the European public and political decision makers of the...
Ana Barros
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Improving mouse welfare
Scientists at EARA member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have reported on a new way to administer drugs to mice without...
Ana Barros
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Alzheimer’s studies animal models
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Berlin, have created a gene therapy using mice which could help to treat...
Ana Barros
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Ricky Gervais
While international celebrity, and animal activist, Ricky Gervais has been happy to encourage people to take a Covid-19 jab, he has been...
Ana Barros
Apr 5, 20211 min read
EARA event in Israel
In April, EARA will hold a free online science communication event in collaboration with the Inter-University Forum for Biomedical...
Ana Barros
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Spray treatment for Covid-19
Researchers in Estonia, using cows, have created a spray treatment that can help to prevent Covid-19 infection and make those who have...
Ana Barros
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Personalised brain grafts
A team from University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, has successfully reduced symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in monkeys by implanting cells...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Metabolism of lung tumours
Research in Switzerland has revealed a new way to stop lung cancer tumours from becoming resistant to treatment. A tumour consists of...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Animals & Covid-19
As concerns grow over whether animals could continue to infect humans or other animals, Covid-19 researchers are seeking to identify...
Ana Barros
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Mouse embryos
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, have grown mouse embryos in bottles, offering a unique way to observe how a...
Ana Barros
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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