Reducing mice in cancer research using chicken eggs โ video
The value of using chicken eggs to study cancer has been highlighted in a recent video , which holds the potential to reduce how many...
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Nuno Gonรงalves
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Mice study offers new hope for skin disease
Research from the UK using genetic therapy and mice studies has uncovered a potential treatment to reverse a rare skin disease....
Nuno Gonรงalves
- Jun 10
- 1 min
How prostate cancer spreads
A study from Denmark, using genetically altered (GA) mice has uncovered a crucial gene involved in the spread of prostate cancer to other...
Gege Li
- Jun 10
- 2 min
How gut bacteria affect health, using mice
Two US studies have used mice to shed light on the remarkable effects of gut bacteria, both on improving cancer treatment and in the...
Nuno Gonรงalves
- Jun 3
- 1 min
โBubblesโ in cells can help cancer treatment
Research from Sweden has used โbubblesโ, that are released by cells as messengers, to develop a potentially more effective way to target...
Gege Li
- Jun 3
- 1 min
Treating bone cancer with immunotherapy
A new type of immunotherapy, based on engineered immune cells, has successfully treated mice with bone cancer, raising the possibility...
Nuno Gonรงalves
- May 28
- 1 min
Organ-on-a-chip & liver cancer
UK research, using organ-on-a-chip technology, has led to a better understanding of how human cells behave in liver cancer patients....
Nuno Gonรงalves
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Dog study unveils cancer vaccine promise
Researchers from the US have developed a cancer vaccine able to slow or halt the progression of certain cancers in dogs. Cancer remains a...
Gege Li
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Does gum disease speed up pancreatic cancer?
Gum disease may accelerate the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study in mice has shown, suggesting a direct link between oral...
Gege Li
- Mar 13
- 1 min
TB vaccine treats liver cancer in mice
Researchers in the US have found that the vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) can also shrink the tumours of mice with liver cancer and prolong...
Nuno Gonรงalves
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Mice study reveals breast cancer treatment
Research in mice has uncovered a new drug that halts the growth of triple-negative breast cancer. This type of breast cancer is an...
Nuno Gonรงalves
- Feb 5
- 1 min
Skin patch to monitor tumour growth
Researchers in Taiwan have developed a skin patch that can measure tumour size in mice and send the data to a smartphone. The study, from...
Gege Li
- Jan 22
- 1 min
โNanobotsโ shrink bladder tumours in mice
A new way to deliver drugs to dramatically reduce cancerous bladder tumours in mice, has been used in a Spanish study. The research, led...
Gege Li
- Jan 22
- 1 min
Is the microbiome involved in childhood cancer?
UK researchers are uncovering a possible link between the microbiome and the most common cancer in children, and will first study mice to...
Nuno Gonรงalves
- Dec 20, 2023
- 1 min
Mouse study reveals new cancer insights
Researchers in France have made a groundbreaking discovery revealing that specific cells surrounding tumours influence the bodyโs...
Gege Li
- Nov 27, 2023
- 1 min
Cancer treatment for golden retrievers?
A gene in dogs linked to increased lifespan may also lead to cancer treatments for humans and animals. US researchers, at the University...
The European Animal Research Association
- Nov 17, 2023
- 4 min
Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?
n her new book, author Pandora Pound sets out why the scientifically accepted justification for using animals in biomedical research is...
Gege Li
- Nov 13, 2023
- 1 min
EARA Q&A โ the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research
The latest episode of EARAโs #TransparencyThursday series has featured Alexandra Gkrouzoudi, a vet and the animal facility manager at...
Gege Li
- Oct 30, 2023
- 1 min
Eurogroup breast cancer misinformation slammed
EARA has responded to false claims by an activist group that animal studies have โa lack of relevanceโ in cancer research. On the recent...
Gege Li
- Oct 30, 2023
- 1 min
Reducing animal use in lung cancer research
Researchers in Norway have found a way to improve a non-animal method to study lung cancer, which reduces the numbers of animals needed...
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