Mice studies & Huntington’s disease
A gene involved in Huntington’s disease has been identified that could counteract the effects of the disease. Huntington’s disease is...
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Gege Li
- May 15
- 1 min
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
- Apr 14
- 1 min
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...
Bob Tolliday
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
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?...
Gege Li
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Maria Vlastara
- May 2, 2022
- 1 min
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...
Ana Barros
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
3R event in Austria
EARA member the RepRefRed Society, Austria, is holding an online event on animal welfare and 3Rs approaches next month. The “Austrian...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
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...
Ana Barros
- Apr 23, 2021
- 5 min
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
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
3Rs online events
EARA members are organising virtual events on the topic of the 3Rs during February. In Germany, the Charité 3R Symposium & Poster Award...
Ana Barros
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
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 7, 2020
- 1 min
Organoid research secures funding
A research project aiming to confirm ‘mini-organs’ as good models to study human biology has won EU funding. The HCA|Organoid initiative,...
Ana Barros
- Sep 18, 2019
- 1 min
EARA is looking for Twitter Ambassadors
The European Animal Research Association is looking for Twitter ambassadors in the following countries – Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia,...
Bob Tolliday
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
The case for proactive communications of animal statistics
Every year the United Kingdom’s Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used...
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