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Call to take part in animal care survey
A European research network has launched a survey, aimed at animal care staff and lab technicians, to gain an insight into their...
Gege Li
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Could an animal studies dataset help reduce their use?
After sifting through vast numbers of research studies that used animals, scientists believe they have a basic set of data that could...
Gege Li
Mar 18, 20241 min read
South American lab animal societies join EARA
The Federation of South American Societies of Laboratory Animal Science (FESSACAL), has joined EARA. FESSACAL is a scientific society...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Sociedades sudamericanas de animales de laboratorio se unen a EARA
La Federación de Sociedades Sudamericana de Ciencia en Animales de Laboratorio (FESSACAL), se ha unido a EARA.
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Sociedades sul-americanas de animais de laboratório juntam-se à EARA
A Federação das Sociedades Sul-Americanas de Ciência de Animais de Laboratório (FESSACAL) juntou-se à EARA.
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Biomedical community in Belgium increasingly open about speaking publicly on the use of animals in research
The second annual report of the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Belgium (TA) shows that biomedical institutions are becoming...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 13, 20243 min read
Insights into wound healing using mice
Two studies using mice, in the UK and US, have revealed new ways to heal injuries without leaving scars. Research at EARA member the...
Gege Li
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Gene editing breakthrough for rare disease
Researchers in Germany, using gene editing, have corrected an exaggerated immune response that is a key feature of a rare childhood...
Gege Li
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Reducing stress in mice in drug testing
Scientists at EARA Member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a new method of giving drugs to mice for research...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 5, 20241 min read
Reducing animal use through reuse
Researchers in Spain have developed an online platform aimed at helping to reduce the use of animals and speed up biomedical research....
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 31, 20241 min read
Bringing emotion to openness about animal research – Berlin event
An event aimed at empowering researchers, animal welfare officers, communication personnel, and institutions in biomedical sciences, in Germ
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 30, 20242 min read
New insights into cocaine addiction
Researchers in Belgium have uncovered the crucial role, in cocaine addiction, of one particular gene.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 15, 20241 min read
A look back on the past year of EARA
In 2024, EARA will celebrate its 10-year anniversary and 2023 has seen a number of significant developments, which can lead the way to a...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 min read
‘Landmark’ trial of asthma drug
An antibody drug for treating severe asthma can successfully control the condition in patients without the need for inhaled steroids, a...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20231 min read
2023 openness in animal research – EARA videos
Many researchers contributed to the EARA Instagram #TransparencyThursday Q&A series in 2023 (now on the EARA YouTube channel) where...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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
False UK media claims on animal research corrected
A UK national newspaper has been ordered to correct an article by its regulator, after it falsely claimed that there is ‘immense’...
Gege Li
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Videos on animal use at Belgian university
EARA member Ghent University (UGent), Belgium, has published two videos of its facilities and laboratories to explain how and why they...
Gege Li
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Netherlands Open Week on animal research
Institutions from the Netherlands Transparency Agreement on Animal Research have once again given an insight into their biomedical...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Allergies affect early brain development
Researchers have identified the link between severe allergies and brain development, by studying mice with asthma-like features. The...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20231 min read
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