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Insights into inherited blindness – zebrafish study
New insights into treating inherited eye diseases and blindness have been gained, by researchers in Ireland, studying vision problems in...
Gege Li
Jan 13, 20251 min read
Detecting brain tumours in mice with 'molecular flashlight'
An ultra-thin light probe that reaches deep into the brain could provide a non-invasive way to detect chemical changes caused by tumours...
Gege Li
Jan 6, 20251 min read
First mouse strain that can naturally get severe Covid-19
US researchers are hopeful that research on Covid-19 can be greatly improved, using an existing strain of lab mouse that is highly...
Gege Li
Dec 30, 20241 min read
EARA News Digest – the top stories of 2024
Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In April, a study at NERF (a centre at EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Animal research openness – EARA video highlights 2024
Once again this year researchers have taken the opportunity to speak openly about their use of animals in research through our...
Gege Li
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Menstrual cycle in mice - link to breast cancer treatment
Research from Belgium and the Netherlands has shown that the menstrual cycle can influence the effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Replacing monkeys with pigs in testing
A €17.5m EU project is seeking to identify where pigs could replace monkeys in safety testing. The NHPig project is a five-year...
Gege Li
Dec 23, 20242 min read
First blood-producing heart organoid
Researchers in Germany have developed a heart organoid that is capable of producing blood, to improve the study of heart development and...
Gege Li
Dec 16, 20241 min read
EARA and Gircor workshop on improving animal research in France
EARA and Gircor, the French advocacy organisation on animal research, held an in-person event in Paris this week aimed at fostering...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Spanish Transparency Agreement institutions show significant progress on their openness about animal research
The key findings from the Annual Report of the Transparency Agreement on animal research in Spain, published today, has shown significant...
The European Animal Research Association
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Simplifying how lab animals are monitored
A sensor that monitors the vital signs of rodents used in biomedical studies holds the potential to enhance both research and improve...
Gege Li
Dec 2, 20241 min read
EU-Simia conference highlights crucial role of monkeys in research
Close to 100 participants recently took part in the first international conference of EU-Simia, to discuss the crucial role of non-human...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Improving openness in animal research in Italy - event
A large audience at r the University of Parma, 14 November, heard a robust discussion, on the current state of openness in animal research.
Bob Tolliday
Nov 28, 20241 min read
EARA and Novartis patient engagement initiative
EARA has begun work with EARA member Novartis and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research ( FMI ), in Basel,...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Transparency advice by EARA in new lab animal book
A new publication in the book series , Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, entitled Practical Management of Research Animal Care and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Developing malaria vaccines – EARA Q&A
The latest EARA #TransparencyThursday video features Miguel Prudêncio , of the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine ( GIMM ),...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20241 min read
Successful cancer antibody treatment in mice
A type of antibody treatment that combines three different functions has successfully treated mice with cancer, in new research from Sweden.
Gege Li
Nov 19, 20241 min read
Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease
A patient with a life-threatening skin disease has been successfully treated following research that combined the use of mice, artificial...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s
Research from Belgium and the UK, using mice, has shed light on a key mechanism of brain cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease....
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Link between gut bacteria & controlling stress
Bacteria in the gut play a key role in the control of stress throughout the day, by interacting with the body’s internal clock, a study...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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