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How small mammals are used in research โ EARA feature
EARA has published its latest feature about small mammalsย used in biomedical research, looking at species such as rabbits, guinea pigs,...
Gege Li
Feb 26, 20241 min read
Animal studies into regrowing teeth
Japanese scientists are making progress in tooth regeneration, with successful results in mice, ferrets and dogs. It is hoped the...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Biomedical sector in Spain welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research
The Spanish biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Continuing research on Covid-19 using animals
Two new studies using mice and hamsters are continuing in the effort to understand and deal with Covid-19. Researchers at (see video),...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 25, 20221 min read
Animal use and Covid-19 research
Researchers have highlighted the critical role that animals played in Covid-19 research in Germany. The team at the German Centre for the...
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
EARA letter in the Times
EARA executive director, Kirk Leech, has responded (today 28 May 2021) to an opinion piece in The Times from UK actress Joanna Lumley...
Ana Barros
May 28, 20211 min read
2020 medical breakthroughs
To mark World Laboratory Animals Day, EARA has published a feature looking back at some of the medical breakthroughs made possible with...
Ana Barros
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Animals & Covid-19
As concerns grow over whether animals could continue to infect humans or other animals, Covid-19 researchers are seeking to identify...
Ana Barros
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Covid-19 nasal spray
An antiviral nasal spray treatment for Covid-19, developed by Dutch and US scientists, has been shown to protect ferrets. The spray,...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Research in Germany uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
May 8, 20202 min read
Research in Spain uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
May 8, 20201 min read
Research calms concerns of Covid-19 in animals
Fears of domestic and farm animals being infected by Covid-19 and in turn spreading it further, has led experts to seek answers using...
Ana Barros
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Activists want to stop animal testing for Covid-19 vaccines - EARA responds
The New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) recently published an article on the use of animals in research to combat Covid-19. In...
Ana Barros
Apr 24, 20205 min read
What animals are used in coronavirus research?
In the search for vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 animals can play an essential role in both basic research and testing. Various...
Ana Barros
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Infographics: The key stages to develop a Covid-19 vaccine
Around the world, scientists are working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. The process to develop drugs and vaccines is usually long and...
Ana Barros
Apr 15, 20202 min read
Coronavirus: The search for an animal model to study coronavirus
Scientists around the world are in a race to find the animal species that is the most suitable to use in tests for a Covid-19 virus...
Ana Barros
Mar 9, 20201 min read
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