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Discovering how neurons die in Alzheimer’s

Gege Li

Sep 25
1 min

Discovering how neurons die in Alzheimer’s

The cause of brain neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease – a key hallmark of the condition – has finally been identified, according to a...

Nuno Gonçalves

Sep 18
1 min

Gut bacteria insights into colon cancer

Canadian researchers have uncovered promising results in the battle against colon cancer, in research using mice. The study, at the...

Gege Li

Aug 7
1 min

Preventing the spread of Lyme disease

Scientists have developed a vaccine that can stop ticks from spreading Lyme disease in mice, which has the potential to reduce infections...

Gege Li

Apr 3
1 min

Sex hormones & behaviour – video

The effect of sex hormones on the brain is the subject of EARA’s latest #TransparencyThursday video – watch it here on YouTube. In the...

Gege Li

Feb 13
1 min

Scientific awards and animal research

Two prestigious prizes have praised the work of scientists, in Switzerland and Canada, whose significant discoveries used animals in...

Gege Li

Jan 30
1 min

Insights on ‘cognitive maps’ in rats

Identifying a type of ‘mental map’ that guides behaviour may have implications for our understanding of psychiatric disorders, suggests a...

Gege Li

Jan 16
1 min

Studying the spinal cord using cats

The ability of cats to always land on their feet may give important insights into how to treat spinal cord injury and problems with...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 11, 2022
1 min

A fibre diet limits MS-like symptoms

Scientists have found that guar gum, a good source of fibre, can successfully limit inflammation and delay Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...

Maria Vlastara

Sep 12, 2022
1 min

An insulin pill to treat diabetes?

Researchers in Canada have successfully tested in mice.a way to treat diabetes with a pill. Now there is hope that patients with diabetes...

Continuing research on Covid-19 using animals

Bob Tolliday

Apr 25, 2022
1 min

Continuing research on Covid-19 using animals

Two new studies using mice and hamsters are continuing in the effort to understand and deal with Covid-19. Researchers at (see video),...

Bob Tolliday

Oct 25, 2021
1 min

Injectable heart patch

An injectable patch, used to restore heart function after injury and reduce the need for open-heart surgery, has been developed in animal...