Anxiety is similar in dogs and humans
Dogs with anxiety have similar behaviours and brain changes as humans with the condition, new research has found. The study at EARA...
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Gege Li
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Neuroscience research awards
A recently announced contest on neuroscience and brain research is now open to high schools. The Neuroscience Research Award aims to...
Gege Li
- Feb 27
- 1 min
3Rs research projects in Germany
EARA member Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, in Germany, is funding 10 new research projects that align with the 3Rs principle of...
Gege Li
- Feb 20
- 1 min
How the brain senses hot and cold
Identifying a part of the brain in mice, that detects hot and cold temperatures, may help to better understand disorders related to...
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 30
- 1 min
Human throat cells & cancer in mice
A mutation in the throat cells of middle-aged people appears to reduce cancer of the oesophagus in mice, according to new research. A...
Gege Li
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Upcoming 'worm robots' EU project
An upcoming EU project aims to develop biological robots from roundworms, that will be engineered to for tasks including performing...
Gege Li
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Nasal spray heals rat brain after a stroke
A nasal spray, that delivers a shot of antibodies directly to the brain, can help to heal some of the damage caused by a stroke,...
Gege Li
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Insights from bat brain cells
A special group of neurons, identified in the brains of bats, appear to help the animals to distinguish both time and space, in relation...
Gege Li
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
Animal studies & skin cancer treatment
A treatment, which makes use of a patient’s own immune system, has shown promising results against an aggressive type of skin cancer. In...
Bob Tolliday
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
Speaking up about animal research
Leading science communicators shared their tips and experiences about speaking to the public about their science and the use of animals....
Gege Li
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
Sex differences in disease
The reason men and women experience disease and react to drugs differently is more complex than we think, according to a new study in...
Gege Li
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
A mini brain microscope for mice
A mini microscope that can be mounted on the heads of mice to record their brain activity is set to be a ‘game changer’ for studying...
Gege Li
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Communications on animal studies
Three institutions have been recognised for their openness in animal research by UK advocacy organisation Understanding Animal Research...
Gege Li
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Animal studies & Covid treatments
Two recent studies have again shown the value of using animals to find treatments and protection against Covid-19. Scientists at the...
Gege Li
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
HIV can damage the brain
Macaques infected with a virus similar to HIV can develop symptoms linked to brain diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have found. A...
Bob Tolliday
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Being sustainable in biomedical research
As debate about climate change and sustainability concludes at COP27, what can the biomedical community do to address these concerns?...
Gege Li
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Understanding diabetes using mice
Scientists who have observed how a specific gene works in mice, believe their findings could help develop new types of diabetes...
Gege Li
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
3Rs research work wins honours
Scientists from across the word, who have demonstrated significant and innovative contributions to reducing, replacing, or refining the...
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