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...
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Gege Li
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Clues in the skull to treat brain diseases
Immune cells in the bone marrow of the skull could provide new ways to diagnose and treat neurological diseases, recent research in mice...
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
- Sep 11
- 1 min
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 4
- 1 min
Progress with animal monitoring tech
A new type of telemetry jacket, used to monitor the bodily functions of laboratory rats, is now being tested and validated for use with...
Gege Li
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Shedding light on dementia using mice
Researchers have found how high blood pressure changes the brain’s arteries, paving the way to develop a possible first treatment for one...
Gege Li
- Aug 21
- 1 min
Zebrafish & eye development
New zebrafish research by EARA member institutions has shed light on how eyes are formed, in turn providing key insights into...
Gege Li
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Australia pledges greater transparency in animal research
Australia has become the latest country to launch a Transparency Agreement on animal research (TA), making it the second country outside...
Gege Li
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Mice studies & Huntington’s disease
A gene involved in Huntington’s disease has been identified that could counteract the effects of the disease. Huntington’s disease is...
The European Animal Research Association
- Jul 25
- 2 min
EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission
EARA has welcomed the European Commission response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) petition, Save cruelty-free cosmetics –...
Gege Li
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Cephalopods & brain studies
A French neurobiologist has highlighted the valuable insights that cephalopods (such as cuttlefish, octopus and squid) can provide for...
Gege Li
- Jun 28
- 1 min
Tours of animal facilities at Zurich
EARA member the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland, is hosting tours of its animal facilities this summer, for its staff and...
Gege Li
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Animal & cartilage study for osteoarthritis
UK researchers are planning new drug treatments after identifying a protein that appears to reduce the damage of a common joint disorder....
Gege Li
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Studies for Huntington’s & depression
Researchers at EARA member the University of Helsinki, Finland, have used studies in mice to gain insights into brain disease and...
Gege Li
- May 9
- 1 min
Podcast: animal researcher & trauma studies
A Swiss researcher has featured in a podcast describing her research on trauma using mice. Neuroscientist Professor Isabelle Mansuy...
Gege Li
- May 9
- 1 min
Human trial for Zika vaccine
A new Zika vaccine has entered clinical trials in the UK, after the drug showed promising results in studies in animals. Researchers at...
Gege Li
- May 2
- 1 min
Film highlights the need for monkeys in brain research
EARA member the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience, Germany, has released a documentary film highlighting the essential...
Gege Li
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Covid-19 nasal vaccine in hamsters
A trial vaccine for Covid-19, which is delivered up the nose, provides better protection than an injection, according to a new study in...
Gege Li
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Studying diet & the 'yo-yo effect' in mice
Researchers, studying mice, have gained a greater understanding of the tendency to add weight after ending a diet – known as the yo-yo...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Institutions in Portugal urged to join Transparency Agreement
Portuguese institutions, both public and private, as well as patient associations, attended an EARA meeting in Lisbon last week to...
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