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Dutch institute hails use of animals in cancer research
EARA member the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its animal facility with a symposium...
Gege Li
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Meeting the public at Researchers' Night
This year’s European Researchers’ Night provided a great opportunity to talk directly to the public about the use of animals in...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Discovering how neurons die in Alzheimer’s
The cause of brain neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease – a key hallmark of the condition – has finally been identified, according to a...
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Clues in the skull to treat brain diseases
Immune cells in the bone marrow of the skull could provide new ways to diagnose and treat neurological diseases, recent research in mice...
Gege Li
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Gut bacteria insights into colon cancer
Canadian researchers have uncovered promising results in the battle against colon cancer, in research using mice. The study, at the...
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Bladder cancer insights from cats & dogs
Studies on pet cats and dogs, with natural bladder cancer, have revealed important gene mutations, shared with humans which may lead to...
Gege Li
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Progress with animal monitoring tech
A new type of telemetry jacket, used to monitor the bodily functions of laboratory rats, is now being tested and validated for use with...
Gege Li
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Shedding light on dementia using mice
Researchers have found how high blood pressure changes the brain’s arteries, paving the way to develop a possible first treatment for one...
Gege Li
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Zebrafish & eye development
New zebrafish research by EARA member institutions has shed light on how eyes are formed, in turn providing key insights into...
Gege Li
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Australia pledges greater transparency in animal research
Australia has become the latest country to launch a Transparency Agreement on animal research (TA), making it the second country outside...
Gege Li
Aug 10, 20231 min read
Mice studies & Huntington’s disease
A gene involved in Huntington’s disease has been identified that could counteract the effects of the disease. Huntington’s disease is...
Gege Li
Jul 31, 20231 min read
EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission
EARA has welcomed the European Commission response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) petition, Save cruelty-free cosmetics –...
The European Animal Research Association
Jul 24, 20232 min read
Cephalopods & brain studies
A French neurobiologist has highlighted the valuable insights that cephalopods (such as cuttlefish, octopus and squid) can provide for...
Gege Li
Jul 24, 20231 min read
Tours of animal facilities at Zurich
EARA member the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland, is hosting tours of its animal facilities this summer, for its staff and...
Gege Li
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Animal & cartilage study for osteoarthritis
UK researchers are planning new drug treatments after identifying a protein that appears to reduce the damage of a common joint disorder....
Gege Li
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Studies for Huntington’s & depression
Researchers at EARA member the University of Helsinki, Finland, have used studies in mice to gain insights into brain disease and...
Gege Li
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Podcast: animal researcher & trauma studies
A Swiss researcher has featured in a podcast describing her research on trauma using mice. Neuroscientist Professor Isabelle Mansuy...
Gege Li
May 9, 20231 min read
Human trial for Zika vaccine
A new Zika vaccine has entered clinical trials in the UK, after the drug showed promising results in studies in animals. Researchers at...
Gege Li
May 9, 20231 min read
Film highlights the need for monkeys in brain research
EARA member the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience, Germany, has released a documentary film highlighting the essential...
Gege Li
May 2, 20231 min read
Covid-19 nasal vaccine in hamsters
A trial vaccine for Covid-19, which is delivered up the nose, provides better protection than an injection, according to a new study in...
Gege Li
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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