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Dutch vote threatening primate research is delayed
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.
Nuno Gonรงalves
11 hours ago2 min read
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Immunological drug found to increase longevity in eight species
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.ย
Helena Pinheiro
Jun 301 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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Caloric restriction slows ovary ageing in monkeys
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.
Helena Pinheiro
Jun 21 min read
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Dutch government endorses research using monkeys
In a significant move, a committee of government experts has published a report stating that biomedical research with monkeys remains...
Monique Havermans
Apr 212 min read
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Monkeys infected by Mpox reveal clue to outbreaks
An international research team have traced the Mpox virus outbreak in monkeys to a species of wild rodent, identified as a new...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Apr 141 min read
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Introducing school pupils to primate studies
UK researchers working on monkey behavioural studies were among the presenters at anย EU science event , in Brussels, attended by 5,000...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 311 min read
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Breakthrough Ebola drug tested in monkeys
An experimental pill that blocks the Ebola virus from multiplying in the body has successfully treated monkeys with the infection,...
Inรชs Serrenho
Mar 242 min read
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Mauritius breeder highlights importance of research monkeys โ video
EARA member Bioculture Group , a Mauritius-based breeder and exporter of cynomolgus macaque monkeys for biomedical research, has...
Gege Li
Mar 103 min read
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Breakthrough painkiller treatment approved
A game-changing painkiller โ the first in 30 years that is not based on potentially addictive opioids โ has been approved by regulators ...
Georgios Petrellis
Feb 101 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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Greater understanding of voluntary movements in monkeys
An Italian study in monkeys has shed light on how the brain controls natural movements and challenges some existing theories on how the...
Gege Li
Jan 271 min read
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Replacing monkeys with pigs inย testing
A โฌ17.5m EU project is seeking to identify where pigs could replace monkeys in safety testing. The NHPig ย project is a five-year...
Gege Li
Dec 23, 20242 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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Placenta therapy to aid pregnancy
A gene therapy that boosts the development of the placenta has been tested successfully in pregnant monkeys, a US study has shown, with...
Gege Li
Dec 9, 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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Insights into opening blood-brain barrier with ultrasound
A Spanish study using monkeys has shed light on how sound waves can deliver drugs to the brain, for diseases such as Alzheimerโs,...
Gege Li
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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Animal studies used in cure for diabetes
Research inย China, using previous studies in animals, has cured a woman with type 1 diabetes by using stem cells. Type 1 diabetes occurs...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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Mpox vaccine tests show promise in monkeys
A new vaccine, under development for mpox, could give better protection ย against the virus than existing vaccines, a study in monkeys has...
Gege Li
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Insights into treating long Covid
US studies, using animals, have uncovered new information about the long-term effects of Covid-19 and the health complications it can...
Gege Li
Aug 27, 20242 min read
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