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Skin bacteria in mice can protect from the sun
Researchers in France and Austria have discovered that skin bacteria can directly interfere in the protection against radiation that usually causes sunburn.ย ย
Helena Pinheiro
1 day ago1 min read
Monkeys infected by Mpox reveal clue to outbreaks
An international research team have traced the Mpox virus outbreak in monkeys to a species of wild rodent, identified as a new...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Apr 141 min read
3D-printed skin offers promising alternative to animal testing in cosmetics
Researchers from Austria and India have developed an innovative 3D-printed skin model capable of evaluating the absorption and safety of...
Inรชs Serrenho
Apr 141 min read
How the brain corrects blurry vision โ animalย study
By imaging the brains of mice, researchers in Austria have identified how blurred vision caused by movement can be corrected โ a function...
Gege Li
Feb 171 min read
Mice and rabbit insights into restoring sight
Recent animal studies in Austria and the US have provided new insights into restoring sight and treating retinal problems and blindness....
Gege Li
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Sperm protein complex unlocks the key to life
Research from Austria has unveiled the โlock-and-keyโ mechanism of human fertilisation, using studies in zebrafish, mice, and human...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Mice studies & Huntingtonโs disease
A gene involved in Huntingtonโs disease has been identified that could counteract the effects of the disease. Huntingtonโs disease is...
Gege Li
Jul 31, 20231 min read
How plastic particles can affect the brain
Researchers have found out how tiny plastic particles in the environment can enter the brain after being eaten, based on a study in mice....
Gege Li
May 15, 20231 min read
Lack of nutrients & brain damage
A shortage of dietary nutrients can severely impact the development of the brain, an Austrian study in mice has found. Researchers, led...
Gege Li
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Being sustainable in biomedical research
As debate about climate change and sustainability concludes at COP27, what can the biomedical community do to address these concerns?...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Fatty tissue & global parasitic disease
The fatty tissue around the intestines of mice can protect them from parasitic infections, a new study has found. Research led by EARA...
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Understanding immune cells with fruit flies
Scientists have taken a step further in understanding how immune cells enter body tissue to fight infections, by studying fruit fly...
Maria Vlastara
May 2, 20221 min read
3R event in Austria
EARA member the RepRefRed Society, Austria, is holding an online event on animal welfare and 3Rs approaches next month. The โAustrian...
Ana Barros
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Antibodies for dogs
Scientists at the UK firm PetMedix, have created a system which could help make better potential new antibody medicines for dogs. In...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 21, 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
3Rs online events
EARA members are organising virtual events on the topic of the 3Rs during February. In Germany, the Charitรฉ 3R Symposium & Poster Award...
Ana Barros
Feb 1, 20211 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
Organoid research secures funding
A research project aiming to confirm โmini-organsโ as good models to study human biology has won EU funding. The HCA|Organoid initiative,...
Ana Barros
Sep 7, 20201 min read
EARA is looking for Twitter Ambassadors
The European Animal Research Association is looking for Twitter ambassadors in the following countries โ Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia,...
Ana Barros
Sep 18, 20191 min read
The case for proactive communications of animal statistics
Every year the United Kingdomโs Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
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