US researchers have mapped the formation of the lifetime supply of eggs in a study using monkeys, which could inform the study of ovarian diseases and advance treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders. 

A man with type 1 diabetes can now produce his own insulin after receiving a transplant of genetically edited pancreatic cells. The procedure, developed in Sweden and the US, was tested for the first time in a human, following earlier tests in mice and monkeys.

Mauritius hosted the Primate Management Conference Mauritius (PMCM), held from 29–31 July 2025 in Bel Ombre, bringing together global leaders in non-human primate (NHP) welfare and biomedical research. The event was co-organised by EARA members Noveprim, LCL Cynologics, Cyno Breeders Association (CBA)and Bioculture Ltd, along with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where the conference is usually held.

A new survey conducted on behalf of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has revealed that a large majority (87%) of Dutch researchers across disciplines believe that non-human primate (NHP) research continues to address key questions in their fields.

Scientists in China have slowed signs of ageing in monkeys using modified stem cells, potentially paving the way for stem cell-based treatments for age-related health conditions. 

Senators from diverse Dutch political parties have delayed a vote on the 2025 budget of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), which included a gradual reduction in funding for primate research.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered a drug that could have the same life-extending effect as eating less, potentially guiding new approaches to improving human health and lifespan. 

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. 

Researchers in the US found that a moderate caloric restriction for three years when monkeys were about to enter menopause slowed alterations in the ovaries that usually occur with ageing.

In a significant move, a committee of government experts has published a report stating that biomedical research with monkeys remains...

An international research team have traced the Mpox virus outbreak in monkeys to a species of wild rodent, identified as a new...

UK researchers working on monkey behavioural studies were among the presenters at an  EU science event , in Brussels, attended by 5,000...

An experimental pill that blocks the Ebola virus from multiplying in the body has successfully treated monkeys with the infection,...

EARA member Bioculture Group , a Mauritius-based breeder and exporter of cynomolgus macaque monkeys for biomedical research, has...

A game-changing painkiller – the first in 30 years that is not based on potentially addictive opioids – has been approved by regulators ...

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

An Italian study in monkeys has shed light on how the brain controls natural movements and challenges some existing theories on how the...

A €17.5m EU project is seeking to identify where pigs could replace monkeys in safety testing. The NHPig  project is a five-year...

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

A gene therapy that boosts the development of the placenta has been tested successfully in pregnant monkeys, a US study has shown, with...