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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 3, 20251 min read
Insights on human and animal brain cell evolution using AI
Researchers in Belgium have used AI, trained on human and animal data, to shed light on how different brain cells have evolved over time...
Gege Li
Feb 24, 20251 min read
Genetically altered mice shed light on skin cancer
Researchers at EARA member the Champalimaud Foundation , in Portugal, have gained significant insights about the most common type of skin...
Gege Li
Feb 17, 20251 min read
How the brain corrects blurry vision – animal study
By imaging the brains of mice, researchers in Austria have identified how blurred vision caused by movement can be corrected – a function...
Gege Li
Feb 17, 20251 min read
Mice studies reveal health effects of gut-brain connections
Research in Asia and Europe has provided further insights into how disruption to communication between the gut and brain could have an...
Gege Li
Feb 17, 20251 min read
Insights into treating common skin condition
Researchers in Spain and the US have made progress on developing possible treatments for psoriasis, a long-term skin condition. Psoriasis...
Gege Li
Feb 10, 20251 min read
Breakthrough painkiller treatment approved
A game-changing painkiller – the first in 30 years that is not based on potentially addictive opioids – has been approved by regulators ...
Georgios Petrellis
Feb 10, 20251 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 3, 20251 min read
Bacterial compound treats skin condition in mice
US researchers have identified a compound , produced by gut-friendly bacteria, that can slow the spread of vitiligo in mice. Vitiligo is...
Inês Serrenho
Feb 3, 20251 min read
Innovative electrode for brain repair
Researchers in Canada using mice, have developed a device which holds the potential to improve the treatment of debilitating brain...
Gege Li
Jan 27, 20251 min read
Mice study shows promise for universal flu vaccine
Researchers from Sweden and China have discovered a molecule that could pave the way for a ground-breaking flu vaccine, after it gave...
Inês Serrenho
Jan 27, 20251 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 20, 20251 min read
Podcast highlights need for transparency in research using animals
A Canadian researcher has given some fascinating insights into the critical and controversial role of animal research, specifically in...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 13, 20251 min read
Detecting brain tumours in mice with 'molecular flashlight'
An ultra-thin light probe that reaches deep into the brain could provide a non-invasive way to detect chemical changes caused by tumours...
Gege Li
Jan 6, 20251 min read
Innovative technology treats pre-eclampsia in pregnant mice
Researchers in the US have successfully developed a new therapy that targets the placenta in pregnant mice to treat a serious...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 6, 20251 min read
First mouse strain that can naturally get severe Covid-19
US researchers are hopeful that research on Covid-19 can be greatly improved, using an existing strain of lab mouse that is highly...
Gege Li
Dec 30, 20241 min read
Menstrual cycle in mice - link to breast cancer treatment
Research from Belgium and the Netherlands has shown that the menstrual cycle can influence the effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Mice and rabbit insights into restoring sight
Recent animal studies in Austria and the US have provided new insights into restoring sight and treating retinal problems and blindness....
Gege Li
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Simplifying how lab animals are monitored
A sensor that monitors the vital signs of rodents used in biomedical studies holds the potential to enhance both research and improve...
Gege Li
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Mice liver study on multi-organ failure
UK research using mice has revealed that the ageing of cells in the liver can trigger a cascade effect leading to multi-organ failure in...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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