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Animal antibody debate - Netherlands
A government agency, working to reduce the use of animal research in the Netherlands, has described EU Commission calls for a ban on the...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Animal-derived antibody debate
An article, just published in a leading scientific journal, by a group of Spanish biomedical institutions and EARA, claims the EU...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 5, 20202 min read
Fruit fly study of genetic syndrome
Researchers at the Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, have developed a fruit fly model of Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS), a severe...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Cartilage repair models
UK scientists have created a new way to regrow knee cartilage and improve joint pain in animals with osteoarthritis. In studies, using...
Ana Barros
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Chemotherapy side effects study
A study on mice by researchers in Spain has discovered the process that causes serious side effects on the nervous system during...
Ana Barros
Oct 5, 20201 min read
AMP Podcast
US advocacy group Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) has spoken about the importance of animal research in a podcast for Federal News...
Ana Barros
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Primate lab at online festival
The chance for a behind-the-scenes look at an Oxford University primate lab will be on offer at an online event next week (5 October)....
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Repurposed drug for blood cancer patients
A drug commonly used to treat arthritis may help treat some blood cancers, a new UK study has found. A collaboration between the...
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Zebrafish in rare kidney disease study
A collaboration between UK and Hungarian researchers has identified a gene associated with a rare kidney disease, only two cases of which...
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Waste food used in eye research
Pig eyes, common waste products of the food industry, are being used by scientists to help improve treatment and research into human eye...
Ana Barros
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Images of cancer cell energy changes
Researchers at the Austrian Academy of Sciences have used fruit flies to understand how cancer cells generate energy to allow them to...
Ana Barros
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Space mice
Research using mice, on the International Space Station (ISS), could help tackle the major health challenges for astronauts during...
Ana Barros
Sep 21, 20201 min read
#TransparencyThursday on Instagram
A leading scientist will answer questions on EARA’s Instagram account this Thursday about their research using animals, in a new video...
Ana Barros
Sep 14, 20201 min read
EU and animal research
With activists calling for a new roadmap to end animal research, a senior Commission official has emphasised that a phase out of testing...
Ana Barros
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Feature: The vital role of antibodies in biomedical research
Antibodies, the small proteins which form a critical part of our immune response to disease, are the unsung heroes of much biomedical...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 7, 20205 min read
Mood affecting genes in cattle and humans
Genes linking temperament in cattle and autism in humans have been discovered by researchers in Australia. The team searched through over...
Ana Barros
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Neuralink pig showcase - video
Elon Musk's Neuralink venture has demonstrated its latest developments in brain implant technology with a live display using pigs. A chip...
Ana Barros
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Growing new livers
Large animals with liver disease are able to grow new livers within their lymph nodes, according to a US study. Liver cells are known for...
Ana Barros
Aug 31, 20201 min read
Discovery of ageing protein
An international collaboration co-ordinated by the University of Coimbra, Portugal, has identified a protein associated with ageing in...
Ana Barros
Aug 31, 20201 min read
3Rs in Covid-19 debate
Two live webinars on the 3Rs in coronavirus research have highlighted the disagreements over the contribution of animal research in the...
Ana Barros
Aug 29, 20203 min read
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