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Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimerโs
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 Gonรงalves
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Link between gut bacteria & controlling stress
Bacteria in the gutย play a key role in the control of stress throughout the day, by interacting with the bodyโs internal clock, a study...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Call for private institutions and patient associations to join the Portuguese Transparency Agreement
An EARA openness event this week in Oeiras, Portugal was hosted by the newly-formed Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM).
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
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Insights for Portuguese patients at EARA Discovery Day
A follow-up meeting of the EARA Patient Discovery project in Portugal, designed to encourage diabetes patient engagement.
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
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Preventing misconceptions on animal research โ EARA Madrid event
The latest EARA openness event, in Madrid, hosted by EARA member the Centro Nacional de Biotecnologรญa (CNB), last week.
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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Map of fruit fly brain gives major insights
The first map of the entire brain of a fruit fly has been published, promising to provide unprecedented knowledge into how the brain...
Gege Li
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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EARA Conference 2025 โ save the date
We are delighted to announce theย first-ever European Animal Research Association (EARA) Conference , celebrating our 10th anniversary...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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EARA expands membership in Ireland
A significant number of institutions in Ireland that use animals, or support the use of animals in science, have now joined EARA. This...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Treating spine injuries with animal โslimeโ
Scientists have developed a synthetic gel, inspired by the protective โslimeโ barrier found in many animals, which could help recovery...
Gege Li
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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Studying how limbs develop โ EARA Q&A video
Moisรฉs Mallo, a principal investigator at EARA member the Gulbenkian Instituteย of Science (IGC), Portugal,ย features in the latest episode...
Gege Li
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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New gene target for Huntingtonโs treatment?
Using 3D brain organoids, researchers have linked a gene with Huntingtonโs disease for the first time, which may provide a new target for...
Gege Li
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Stress-free mice weighing with computer vision
Research from the US has developed a new non-invasive method to effectively weigh mice using computer vision, enhancing animal welfare in...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Understanding lung repair after respiratory infection
Researchers in Belgium have discovered a novel population of immune cells in the lungs that promote regeneration after injury caused...
Georgios Petrellis
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Reducing mice in cancer research using chicken eggs โ video
The value of using chicken eggs to study cancer has been highlighted in a recent video , which holds the potential to reduce how many...
Gege Li
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Mice study shows new mRNA vaccine safety
Research from the Netherlands, using mice, has revealed that a new type of mRNA vaccine is safe to use in the body, highlighting its...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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Spinal cord research using chicken embryos
Research with chicken embryos and human stem cells, to understand more about conditions like spina bifida, has used 3D printed sensors to...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jul 29, 20241 min read
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Insights into gut inflammation
Researchers at EARA member the University of Antwerp, Belgium, together with international collaborators,ย have studiedย how a common...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jul 29, 20241 min read
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Parkinsonโs patients learn more about research with monkeys
People with Parkinsonโs have had the opportunity to learn more about biomedical research on the condition, involving the use of monkeys,...
The European Animal Research Association
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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German research institute counters activist protests
A proactive campaign by EARA member the Ernst Strรผngmann Institute (ESI), has made a determined response to a large protest, conducted by...
The European Animal Research Association
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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Rehoming lab rats in New Zealand
An articleย in Cosmos Magazineย has looked at some of the rehoming initiatives for rats that have previously been used in biomedical...
Gege Li
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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