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...
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Maria Vlastara
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
Breast cancer imaging study
A new imaging method has been developed, using mice, to allow surgeons to identify breast cancer cells more accurately. The researchers...
Maria Vlastara
- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
Mice in antibiotic resistance study
New findings have revealed how antibiotic treatment can influence the gut bacteria in mice, and build up antibiotic resistance. The...
Maria Vlastara
- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
Peptides plan to treat brain tumours
Using mice and cell models, scientists have revealed a new treatment for one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Glioblastoma...
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Continuing research on Covid-19 using animals
Two new studies using mice and hamsters are continuing in the effort to understand and deal with Covid-19. Researchers at (see video),...
Ana Barros
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
New strategy to prevent clogged arteries
Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA, has found a new way to prevent clogged arteries. Atherosclerosis – a condition...
Ana Barros
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
Food cravings & pregnancy
Spanish scientists have taken a step forward in understanding food cravings during pregnancy. The team at EARA member IDIBAPS, Barcelona,...
Ana Barros
- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
Lung diseases in mice
An international team of scientists has developed a potential treatment for two life-threatening lung conditions. Researchers at the...
Ana Barros
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
Muscle strength & animal models
Studies using mice and zebrafish, in Germany and the US, are giving insights into muscle strength and wastage in the study of muscular...
Ana Barros
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
#TransparencyThursday
A leading scientist in Germany has spoken about his research involving the use of animals for EARA’s #TransparencyThursday Q&A series on...
Ana Barros
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
Parkinson's & animal studies
Using fruit flies and mice, a team of Swiss researchers have identified a gene which plays a role in protecting against Parkinson’s...
Ana Barros
- Mar 21, 2022
- 1 min
Treatment to eliminate cancer tumours
A treatment produced by US researchers can eliminate late-stage cancer tumours in mice in as little as six days. The treatment is...
Ana Barros
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Brain Prize winners
The 2022 Brain Prize has been awarded to an international group of researchers for their pioneering work on how the nervous system...
Ana Barros
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
First heart & thymus transplant
A baby has received a combined heart and thymus transplant in pioneering surgery at Duke University Hospital, North Carolina, USA. Easton...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 28, 2022
- 1 min
French MP visits research centre
The French MP, Cédric Villani, has recently visited animal facilities at the University of Strasbourg, as its guest, in conjunction with...
Ana Barros
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
New way to deliver drugs to the brain
UK scientists have found a way to deliver drugs to the brain using ultrasound. Teams at King’s College London, and Imperial College...
Ana Barros
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Controlling brain activity
US scientists have been able to activate cells in the brain using sound waves, in a move that could benefit treatment of conditions such...
Ana Barros
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
Alzheimer's disease
Spanish researchers from the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville have taken a step forward (in Spanish) in understanding memory loss in...
Ana Barros
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
Cystic fibrosis & mice studies
A team at La Jolla Institute for Immunology, California, US, has found a new way to improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis (CF), a...
Ana Barros
- Jan 17, 2022
- 1 min
Heart cells
Dutch scientists have found a way to improve the study of heart disease by growing human heart cells on a massive scale (see video). The...
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