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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.
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EARA Participation at the 2nd CAM Conference
EARA participated in the 2nd CAM Conference, a two-day scientific meeting hosted by the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nรผrnberg...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Bringing emotion to openness about animal research โ Berlin event
An event aimed at empowering researchers, animal welfare officers, communication personnel, and institutions in biomedical sciences, in Germ
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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Mouse study on anxiety disorder
Researchers in Ireland and Germany have discovered that certain gut microbes influence social anxiety disorder (SAD).
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Mini-experiments could reduce animal use
A new way to design experiments could reduce the overall number of animals used in biomedical research, a German study has suggested.
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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A look back on the past year of EARA
In 2024, EARA will celebrate its 10-year anniversary and 2023 has seen a number of significant developments, which can lead the way to a...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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2023 openness in animal research โ EARA videos
Many researchers contributed to the EARA Instagram #TransparencyThursdayย Q&A series in 2023 (now on the EARA YouTube channel) where...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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Vitamin treatment for damaged kidneys
A new vitamin treatment for kidneys, which have been damaged by chronic inflammation, could help avoid the need for dialysis or...
Gege Li
Nov 24, 20231 min read
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Allergies affect early brain development
Researchers have identified the link between severe allergies and brain development, by studying mice with asthma-like features. The...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20231 min read
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German researchers warn of pressures to stop animal research
Scientists have spoken out about how the pressure by German authorities to prevent biomedical studies using animals is becoming...
Gege Li
Oct 13, 20232 min read
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Clues in the skull to treat brain diseases
Immune cells in the bone marrow of the skull could provide new ways to diagnose and treat neurological diseases, recent research in mice...
Gege Li
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Understanding movement & behaviour
Two separate studies in zebrafish have shed light on how the brain controls movement, providing valuable insights into behaviour and the...
Gege Li
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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500 biomedical institutions in Europe have signed a National Transparency Agreement
The need to foster open and transparent communication with the general public, about the benefits to society of using animals in...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 12, 202311 min read
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Bladder cancer insights from cats & dogs
Studies on pet cats and dogs, with natural bladder cancer, have revealed important gene mutations, shared with humans which may lead to...
Gege Li
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Zebrafish & eye development
New zebrafish research by EARA member institutions has shed light on how eyes are formed, in turn providing key insights into...
Gege Li
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Transparency initiative in Germany continues to grow
The German Transparency Agreement on Animal Research has received its 100th signatory in the week it celebrates its second anniversary....
Bob Tolliday
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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German zoos join Transparency Agreement
The zoos of Mรผnster, Nuremberg and Wuppertal have become the first zoos to join Germanyโs Transparency Agreement (TA) on speaking openly...
Gege Li
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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Organoids & chip alternatives developed
Two recent studies have shown progress in the search for non-animal alternatives to research into blood clotting and the heart. In what...
Gege Li
May 22, 20231 min read
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Oral mRNA vaccine progress stalls
A project to deliver mRNA vaccines in oral form will not go ahead following an early-stage study in mice. BioNTech, the German company...
Gege Li
May 22, 20231 min read
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โGame changerโ 3D maps of mice
German researchers have developed a technique to reveal, in incredible detail, the bodies and brains of mice, opening up a new way to...
Gege Li
May 2, 20231 min read
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Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2022
Ahead of this yearโs Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD23), on 15 June, which highlights how the biomedical research community...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 23, 20234 min read
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