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EU survey
European researchers have confirmed the importance of using animals to the success of their studies, in a major EU survey. The Joint...
Ana Barros
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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EARA communications event at FENS
The EARA Special Interest Event at the Virtual FENS Forum, last week, highlighted the importance of a proactive approach on communicating...
Ana Barros
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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Flatfish skin diseases
Belgian researchers have developed a lab model of flatfish skin to understand a recent unexplained increase in skin ulcers. Flatfish,...
Ana Barros
Jul 13, 20201 min read
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Animal research comms in Belgium & Netherlands
EARA member Infopoint Animal Testing (IPPO), based in Belgium, has launched an informative booklet (only available in Dutch) on...
Ana Barros
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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EARA in the media
A podcast by Undark magazine has looked into the hidden cost of failing to engage with the public on the use of animals in research....
Ana Barros
Jun 8, 202016 min read
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EARA at FENS
EARA will be hosting a live-streamed Special Interest Event at the first ever online conference of the Federation of European...
Ana Barros
Jun 1, 20201 min read
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Proefdieronderzoek - Belgiรซ
Proefdieronderzoek Naar een genuanceerd beeld over dierproeven InfoPunt ProefdierOnderzoek (IPPO) Vaccins, pijnstillers en andere...
Ana Barros
May 28, 20201 min read
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Llama antibodies could help combat Covid-19
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, have found that antibodies taken from a llama are some of the first to...
Ana Barros
May 11, 20201 min read
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Research in Belgium uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
May 7, 20201 min read
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Fighting coronavirus using computer modelling
The Human Brain Project, based in Geneva, Switzerland, and its partner Forschungszentrum Jรผlich, Germany, are now using their knowledge...
Ana Barros
Apr 27, 20201 min read
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Belgian scientists set out lab lockdown measures
The biomedical community in Belgium has issued a statement explaining the measures it has taken to protect staff and research animals...
Ana Barros
Apr 27, 20201 min read
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A look back at medical advances in 2019 and the role played by animal research
While biomedical research is being asked to find solutions to the worldโs current health emergency, it is worth remembering the wide...
Ana Barros
Apr 23, 20203 min read
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Kunnen we COVID-19 bestrijden zonder dierproeven?
Door:ย Mia Rozenbaum, dit artikel verscheen op 7 april in het Engels op de website van Understanding Animal Research en op 9 april het...
Ana Barros
Apr 14, 20207 min read
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Mapping the fight against Covid-19 in Europe
Researchers across Europe are in the forefront of the search for effective drugs to fight the coronavirus. EARA has put together a map...
Ana Barros
Mar 23, 20201 min read
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Discussing cancer at the European level
The Federation of European Academies of Medicine - FEAM - has announced an annual lecture focusing on cancer, one of the major issues for...
Ana Barros
Feb 17, 20201 min read
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Improving openness in animal research within the European neuroscience community
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) invites you to attend a panel discussion at the FENS Forum of Neuroscience on openness in...
Ana Barros
Feb 13, 20202 min read
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Research sector in Belgium welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals used in science
The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
Feb 5, 20205 min read
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Stripping down bacterial armour: a new way to fight anthrax
Research scientists in Belgium have found a new method to treat anthrax disease in infected mice, raising hope for new effective...
Ana Barros
Feb 5, 20201 min read
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EARA sets up a Brussels office
(London, 31 January, 2020) On the eve of Brexit, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) has announced that it is setting up an...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 31, 20202 min read
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Bone tissues 'produced on an industrial scale'
Scientists from EARA member KU Leuven, Belgium, have succeeded in growing bone tissue on a large scale. Based on studies with laboratory...
Ana Barros
Jan 13, 20201 min read
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