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Study in mice sheds light on prostate cancer development
Researchers in Belgium have shown that inflammation plays a central role in the early development of prostate cancer.
Georgios Petrellis
10 hours ago1 min read
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Belgische openheid over dieronderzoek neemt verder toe
De Belgische instellingen aangesloten bij de Transparantieovereenkomst over Dierproeven boeken belangrijke vooruitgang op het vlak van...
The European Animal Research Association
Jun 272 min read
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La transparence belge en matiรจre de recherche animale continue de progresser
Selon le troisiรจme rapport national dโรฉvaluation publiรฉ en 2024, les institutions belges signataires de l'accordย de Transparence sur la...
The European Animal Research Association
Jun 273 min read
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Belgian openness in animal research continues to grow
Belgian institutions committed to the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research have made significant advances in public communication...
The European Animal Research Association
Jun 263 min read
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Mice study breakthrough in brain disease research
Researchers in Belgium have successfully replaced defective brain immune cells (microglia) in mice โ potentially a breakthrough in the...
Helena Pinheiro
May 121 min read
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Insights on human and animal brain cell evolution using AI
Researchers in Belgium have used AI, trained on human and animal data, to shed light on how different brain cells have evolved over time...
Gege Li
Feb 241 min read
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EARA News Digest โ the top stories of 2024
Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In April, a study at NERF ย (a centre at EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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Menstrual cycle in mice - link to breast cancer treatment
Research from Belgium and the Netherlands has shown that the menstrual cycle can influence the effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimerโs
Research from Belgium and the UK, using mice, has shed light on a key mechanism of brain cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease....
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Understanding lung repair after respiratory infection
Researchers in Belgium have discovered a novel population of immune cells in the lungs that promote regeneration after injury caused...
Georgios Petrellis
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Insights into gut inflammation
Researchers at EARA member the University of Antwerp, Belgium, together with international collaborators,ย have studiedย how a common...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jul 29, 20241 min read
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Biomedical sector in Belgium welcomes 2022 EU report on the number of animals used in research and testing
The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU in 2022.
Bob Tolliday
Jul 22, 20244 min read
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EARA Q&A โ developing microelectrodes for the monkey brain
The latest episode of our #TransparencyThursday series features Ivรขnia Trรชpo, a PhD student at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Gege Li
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 - results in Belgium
Clear signs of progress towards website openness about animal research by biomedical institutions in Belgium.
Bob Tolliday
Apr 29, 20244 min read
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EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published
National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the
benchmark for good website content
โ EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Apr 29, 20245 min read
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How the spinal cord can โlearnโ and respond
Researchers in Belgium, using mice, have uncovered how the spinal cord can learn and memorise responses to possible threats, without needing
Gege Li
Apr 22, 20241 min read
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The role of immune cells in Alzheimer's
Mice with transplanted human brain cells may provide an improved way to study the development of Alzheimerโs disease (AD). Researchers,...
Gege Li
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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Belgium institutions report greater openness
The annual report of the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Belgium (TA) shows that biomedical institutions are becoming much...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Biomedical community in Belgium increasingly open about speaking publicly on the use of animals in research
The second annual report of the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Belgium (TA) shows that biomedical institutions are becoming...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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New insights into cocaine addiction
Researchers in Belgium have uncovered the crucial role, in cocaine addiction, of one particular gene.
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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