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Bat organoids to study infectious diseases
Organoids derived from bats have been used to understand bat-borne viruses and diseases, in a study from Japan. Bats can carry viruses...
Gege Li
Feb 24, 20251 min read
Genetically altered mice shed light on skin cancer
Researchers at EARA member the Champalimaud Foundation , in Portugal, have gained significant insights about the most common type of skin...
Gege Li
Feb 17, 20251 min read
40 reasons why animals are needed – updated EARA page
EARA has updated its popular website information page 40 reasons why animals are needed for biomedical research , which presents...
Gege Li
Feb 17, 20251 min read
How the brain corrects blurry vision – animal study
By imaging the brains of mice, researchers in Austria have identified how blurred vision caused by movement can be corrected – a function...
Gege Li
Feb 17, 20251 min read
Mice studies reveal health effects of gut-brain connections
Research in Asia and Europe has provided further insights into how disruption to communication between the gut and brain could have an...
Gege Li
Feb 17, 20251 min read
Insights into treating common skin condition
Researchers in Spain and the US have made progress on developing possible treatments for psoriasis, a long-term skin condition. Psoriasis...
Gege Li
Feb 10, 20251 min read
Breakthrough painkiller treatment approved
A game-changing painkiller – the first in 30 years that is not based on potentially addictive opioids – has been approved by regulators ...
Georgios Petrellis
Feb 10, 20251 min read
Gene therapy for muscle disease – mice study
Using CRISPR gene editing , researchers in Germany have successfully corrected faulty genes that cause muscle disease, to repair the...
Gege Li
Feb 3, 20251 min read
Heart muscle studies in monkeys lead to human treatment
A patch of lab-grown heart muscle has treated a woman with heart failure, following earlier success in monkeys. The results , published...
Gege Li
Feb 3, 20251 min read
Bacterial compound treats skin condition in mice
US researchers have identified a compound , produced by gut-friendly bacteria, that can slow the spread of vitiligo in mice. Vitiligo is...
Inês Serrenho
Feb 3, 20251 min read
Innovative electrode for brain repair
Researchers in Canada using mice, have developed a device which holds the potential to improve the treatment of debilitating brain...
Gege Li
Jan 27, 20251 min read
Mice study shows promise for universal flu vaccine
Researchers from Sweden and China have discovered a molecule that could pave the way for a ground-breaking flu vaccine, after it gave...
Inês Serrenho
Jan 27, 20251 min read
Greater understanding of voluntary movements in monkeys
An Italian study in monkeys has shed light on how the brain controls natural movements and challenges some existing theories on how the...
Gege Li
Jan 27, 20251 min read
100+ German researchers state the need for animal research
Researchers across Germany have explained why animal research cannot yet be avoided, in more than 100 quotes collected by the advocacy...
Gege Li
Jan 20, 20251 min read
Blood vessel discovery in mice for bone health
Researchers have identified the importance of specialised blood vessels, in the bones of mice, that could provide a new understanding of...
Gege Li
Jan 20, 20251 min read
Insights into inherited blindness – zebrafish study
New insights into treating inherited eye diseases and blindness have been gained, by researchers in Ireland, studying vision problems in...
Gege Li
Jan 13, 20251 min read
Presenting animal research in a conversation – EARA Q&A video
The latest episode of the EARA Let’s Talk SciComm YouTube series features the co-hosts of the podcast, Fabeln, Fell & Fakten (Fables,...
Gege Li
Jan 13, 20251 min read
Podcast highlights need for transparency in research using animals
A Canadian researcher has given some fascinating insights into the critical and controversial role of animal research, specifically in...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 13, 20251 min read
Detecting brain tumours in mice with 'molecular flashlight'
An ultra-thin light probe that reaches deep into the brain could provide a non-invasive way to detect chemical changes caused by tumours...
Gege Li
Jan 6, 20251 min read
Sensors for improved bone injury recovery in rats
Tiny implantable sensors that can transmit real-time data about how bone injuries are healing could improve recovery, according to a US...
Gege Li
Jan 6, 20251 min read
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