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Zebrafish and brain cancer – video
Zebrafish research by the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, has highlighted the contribution of these fish to finding treatments, for...
Gege Li
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2022
Ahead of this year’s Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD23), on 15 June, which highlights how the biomedical research community...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 23, 20234 min read
Alternative study for parasite
Researchers in France have studied the key early stages of a common parasite infection in cats, without needing to use cats in their...
Gege Li
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Biomedical sector in France welcomes 2020 EU report on animals used in research
The French biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 4, 20233 min read
2020 EU numbers on animals used in research show the impact of Covid-19
Reductions in the use of animals in biomedical research overall, but an increase in the use of monkeys and small mammals, has revealed...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 4, 20234 min read
Science blog for French schoolchildren
The latest episode of EARA’s Let’s Talk SciComm YouTube series features Dr Valentine Bouet, a teacher-researcher at the University of...
Gege Li
Mar 6, 20231 min read
‘Taste’ neurons & meningitis
Brain neurons involved in detecting bitter tastes can help to fight off bacterial infections, according to a study in zebrafish. Work by...
Gege Li
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Male hormone helps fight rare cancer
Male mice appear to be better at fighting diseases, such as adrenal cancer, than female mice, according to a study by French scientists....
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Understanding DMD muscle degeneration
Scientists may have answered how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) starts to form, using mice. DMD is a disease caused by a genetic...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Student workshop on animal research
EARA has taken part in the first workshop, held by Europe's leading universities, to show students how best to communicate about animal...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Non-invasive monitoring of vital functions in rats
A new type of jacket, which can be worn by animals to check their bodily functions during biomedical research, has been developed. A team...
Maria Vlastara
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Oxygen levels in fish & global warming
A study which aims to predict which species of fish are most at risk from global warming and pollution has been conducted by researchers....
Maria Vlastara
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Biomedical sector in France welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research
The French biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics for 2019, from across the EU,...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 19, 20223 min read
Zebrafish genetic atlas completed
The most comprehensive atlas of genetic data on zebrafish, has been published. The initiative, by the international DANIO-CODE...
Maria Vlastara
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Air France ends primate transportation
The announcement by Air France, that the airline intends to end its transportation of monkeys is expected to add to the crisis already...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 4, 20221 min read
EARA statement: Air France
The announcement by Air France, that the airline intends to end the transportation of non-human primates (monkeys), adds to the current...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Partner organisations & statements
This year, Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA Congress (16 June). More than 150...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Catch EARA at the Felasa animal science conference
EARA will have a strong presence at next week's 15th Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (Felasa) Congress,...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 7, 20225 min read
Reversing antibiotic resistance in TB
A new treatment, studied in both in cells and mice, can counter the resistance to antibiotics of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis...
Maria Vlastara
May 30, 20221 min read
Feature: A momentous year for human health - a look back at biomedical research in 2021
With a spotlight on animals during the recent Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) and next month's Be Open About Animal Research Day...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 27, 20226 min read
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