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...
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Bob Tolliday
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
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),...
Ana Barros
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
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
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
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
- Apr 26, 2021
- 1 min
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
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
Animals & Covid-19
As concerns grow over whether animals could continue to infect humans or other animals, Covid-19 researchers are seeking to identify...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
Ana Barros
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Apr 27, 2020
- 1 min
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 24, 2020
- 5 min
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 16, 2020
- 2 min
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 15, 2020
- 2 min
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
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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