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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...
Gege Li
Jun 10, 20242 min read
‘Bubbles’ in cells can help cancer treatment
Research from Sweden has used ‘bubbles’, that are released by cells as messengers, to develop a potentially more effective way to target...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 3, 20241 min read
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...
Gege Li
Jun 3, 20241 min read
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 Gonçalves
May 28, 20241 min read
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...
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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 28, 20241 min read
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...
Gege Li
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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 Gonçalves
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 5, 20241 min read
‘Nanobots’ 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, 20241 min read
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...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Mouse study reveals new cancer insights
Researchers in France have made a groundbreaking discovery revealing that specific cells surrounding tumours influence the body’s...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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...
Gege Li
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 17, 20234 min read
EARA Q&A – the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research
The latest episode of EARA’s #TransparencyThursday series has featured Alexandra Gkrouzoudi, a vet and the animal facility manager at...
Gege Li
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Eurogroup breast cancer misinformation slammed
EARA has responded to false claims by an activist group that animal studies have ‘a lack of relevance’ in cancer research. On the recent...
Gege Li
Oct 30, 20231 min read
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...
Gege Li
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Dutch institute hails use of animals in cancer research
EARA member the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its animal facility with a symposium...
Gege Li
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Awards recognise research using animals
This year’s prestigious Lasker Awards include scientists who have used animals as part of their research into cancer and eye diseases....
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Bladder cancer insights from cats & dogs
Studies on pet cats and dogs, with natural bladder cancer, have revealed important gene mutations, shared with humans which may lead to...
Gege Li
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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