top of page
News from EARA
This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.
โ
Other pages in this section explain more about EARA on social media and practical information for journalists.
โ
Search
Study in ageing cats offers clues to Alzheimerโs
A new UK study has found that ageing cat brains show similar hallmarks of Alzheimerโs disease in humans.ย
Inรชs Serrenho
21 hours ago1 min read
ย
Coronavirus infection treatment for cats gives insights on long COVID
US researchers have successfully treated cats with a severe coronavirus infection using a combination of stem cells and antiviral drugs, offering insights that could benefit both veterinary and human medicine.ย
Inรชs Serrenho
Jul 211 min read
ย
Can cats help us understand brain ageing in humans?
A study by US researchers suggests that the similarities in how the brains of pet cats ย and humans age could help us understand more...
Georgios Petrellis
Nov 21, 20241 min read
ย
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria risk for pet owners
Research from Portugal has revealed that cats and dogs can transmit antibiotic-resistant bacteria to their owners.
Nuno Gonรงalves
Apr 19, 20241 min read
ย
EARA News Digest top stories of 2023
Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In January, EARA member the University of...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20231 min read
ย
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
ย
Dogs & cats for Alzheimerโs studies
Pet dogs and cats may be better models for Alzheimerโs research than the animals currently used, according to a new article. Researchers...
Gege Li
Jul 3, 20231 min read
ย
Alternative study for parasite
Researchers in France have studied the key early stages of a common parasite infection in cats, without needing to use cats in their...
Gege Li
Apr 14, 20231 min read
ย
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...
Gege Li
Jan 16, 20231 min read
ย
Tributes to Prof. Sir Colin Blakemore 1944 - 2022
EARA was saddened to hear of the recent death of the eminent UK neuroscientist, Sir Colin Blakemore. Sir Colin was a passionate supporter...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 11, 20221 min read
ย
bottom of page