Germany

News from EARA

This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.

Other pages in this section explain more about EARA on social media and practical information for journalists.

FOLLOW US ON X

Worms and flies show that bacteria may help fight cancer

Researchers in Germany and the UK have discovered a compound produced by bacteria that may reduce colorectal cancer growth and enhance chemotherapy response, in a study using worms and fruit flies.

Helena Pinheiro

7 hours ago1 min read

Smell loss as an early sign of Alzheimer's — study in mice and humans

Researchers in Germany have found, in a study using mice and humans, that loss of the sense of smell can be one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s, before cognitive impairment.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 81 min read

Animals are indispensable for brain research – opinion article

An opinion article in the German newspaper Die Zeit by Olivia Masseck, a professor at the University of Cologne, provides an overview on why animals are needed in basic brain research and argues that a complete ban of animal use in research would risk progress in medicine.

Helena Pinheiro

Jul 211 min read

Mice and monkeys share revealing facial expressions

Research from Germany has discovered that facial expressions in mice and macaques can be used to measure cognitive states and understand thought processes — a potential breakthrough for brain research.

Helena Pinheiro

Jun 301 min read

Insights into how the brain computes

Using computer modelling and animal studies researchers in Germany have found that rhythmic patterns in brain cell circuits play a...

Nuno Gonçalves

Mar 241 min read

Award for cancer neuroscience using mice

The 2025 Brain Prize has gone to two researchers who used mice in their ‘revolutionary’ research linking the brain and cancer. Frank...

Gege Li

Mar 101 min read

Cancer risk determined before birth? – Mice study

An individual’s lifetime risk of cancer may be established before they are born, a study in mice has suggested. Researchers, led by EARA...

Gege Li

Mar 31 min read

Gene therapy for muscle disease – mice study

Using CRISPR gene editing , researchers in Germany have successfully corrected faulty genes that cause muscle disease, to repair the...

Gege Li

Feb 31 min read

Heart muscle studies in monkeys lead to human treatment

A patch of lab-grown heart muscle has treated a woman with heart failure, following earlier success in monkeys. The results , published...

Gege Li

Feb 31 min read

100+ German researchers state the need for animal research

Researchers across Germany have explained why animal research cannot yet be avoided, in more than 100 quotes collected by the advocacy...

Gege Li

Jan 201 min read

Blood vessel discovery in mice for bone health

Researchers have identified the importance of specialised blood vessels, in the bones of mice, that could provide a new understanding of...

Gege Li

Jan 201 min read

Presenting animal research in a conversation – EARA Q&A video

The latest episode of the EARA Let’s Talk SciComm YouTube series features the co-hosts of the podcast, Fabeln, Fell & Fakten (Fables,...

Gege Li

Jan 131 min read

EARA News Digest – the top stories of 2024

Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In April, a study at NERF (a centre at EARA...

Bob Tolliday

Dec 30, 20242 min read

German researchers raise concerns on latest animal use statistics

Newly published statistics on the use of animals in research for 2023 in Germany show both a significant short and long-term decline in...

Bob Tolliday

Dec 23, 20241 min read

Article on German neuroscientist paints a balanced picture

German national magazine Der Spiegel has published an informative and sympathetic article on Andreas Kreiter (pictured), a...

Bob Tolliday

Dec 23, 20241 min read

First blood-producing heart organoid

Researchers in Germany have developed a heart organoid that is capable of producing blood, to improve the study of heart development and...

Gege Li

Dec 16, 20241 min read

EU-Simia conference highlights crucial role of monkeys in research

Close to 100 participants recently took part in the first international conference of EU-Simia, to discuss the crucial role of non-human...

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 2, 20242 min read

Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease

A patient with a life-threatening skin disease has been successfully treated following research that combined the use of mice, artificial...

Gege Li

Nov 11, 20241 min read

Spider venom reveals use for industry

Researchers in Germany have discovered that spider venom has many new and versatile molecules that hold potential for a range of...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 21, 20241 min read

Map of fruit fly brain gives major insights

The first map of the entire brain of a fruit fly has been published, promising to provide unprecedented knowledge into how the brain...

Gege Li

Oct 7, 20241 min read