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Animals are indispensable for brain research โ 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.ย
Helena Pinheiro
Jul 211 min read
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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 โ a potential breakthrough for brain research.ย
Helena Pinheiro
Jun 301 min read
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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 Gonรงalves
Mar 241 min read
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Award for cancer neuroscience using mice
The 2025 Brain Prize ย has gone to two researchers who used mice in their โrevolutionaryโ research linking the brain and cancer. Frank...
Gege Li
Mar 101 min read
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Cancer risk determined before birth? โ Mice study
An individualโs 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
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Gene therapy for muscle disease โ 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
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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
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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
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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
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Presenting animal research in a conversation โ EARA Q&A video
The latest episode of the EARA Letโs Talk SciComm YouTube series features the co-hosts of the podcast, Fabeln, Fell & Fakten (Fables,...
Gege Li
Jan 131 min read
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EARA News Digest โ 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 ย (a centre at EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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German researchers raise concerns on latest animal use statistics
Newly published statistics on the use of animals in research for 2023 ย in Germany show both a significant short and long-term decline in...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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Article on German neuroscientist paints a balanced picture
German national magazine Der Spiegel ย has published an informative and sympathetic article on Andreas Kreiter (pictured), a...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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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
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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 Gonรงalves
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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Innovativeย therapy treats fatal skin disease
A patientย 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
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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 Gonรงalves
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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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
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EARA Conference 2025 โ save the date
We are delighted to announce theย first-ever European Animal Research Association (EARA) Conference , celebrating our 10th anniversary...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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New gene target for Huntingtonโs treatment?
Using 3D brain organoids, researchers have linked a gene with Huntingtonโs disease for the first time, which may provide a new target for...
Gege Li
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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