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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


Portugal moves further toward openness on animal research
The third annual report from the Portuguese Transparency Agreement, published this week, shows that most biomedical institutions have...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 20, 20232 min read


Treatment for rare children’s disorder progress
After successful studies in mice, of a rare genetic disorder that affects children, UK scientists are ready to begin human trials of a...
Gege Li
Nov 6, 20231 min read


Swiss university prizes for non-animal methods
The UZH 3Rs Award, newly introduced by EARA member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, which highlights its researcher's advances in...
Gege Li
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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