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EARA statement โ scientific concerns over Bremen state ruling
The European Animal Research Association is deeply concerned by the ideologically based decision of the competent authority for the...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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Potential vaccine for high cholesterol
US research, using mice and monkeys, could lead to a new vaccine to lower 'bad' cholesterol.ย
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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โLandmarkโ trial of asthma drug
An antibody drug for treating severe asthma can successfully control the condition in patients without the need for inhaled steroids, a...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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EARA News Digest top stories of 2023
Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In January, EARA member the University of...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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Monkey research leads to revolutionary Parkinson's treatment
Animal research has paved the way for a spinal implant that has given a 62-year-old man with Parkinson's disease the ability to walk...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 12, 20231 min read
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Zika infection in mice and monkeys
Recent studies using animals, in the USA and Brazil, have shed light on the effect of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, which could...
Gege Li
Oct 30, 20231 min read
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Monkey survives two years with pig kidney transplant
US scientists have made a breakthrough in organ transplantation, with a macaque monkey surviving for more than two years after receiving...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Awards recognise research using animals
This yearโs prestigious Lasker Awards include scientists who have used animals as part of their research into cancer and eye diseases....
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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Treating alcohol addiction - monkey study
US researchers have found that alcohol addiction could be reversed with a gene therapy that โresetsโ the brainโs dopamine levels, using...
Gege Li
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Scientific coalition addresses research monkey challenges
A coalition of 40 organisations, including EARA, has recently presented a set of recommendations to address the global supply shortage of...
Gege Li
Aug 7, 20231 min read
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Hidden benefits of diarrhoea vaccine
A vaccine for treating a bacterial infection that commonly causes diarrhoea, may help babies grow faster, recent US research into monkeys...
Gege Li
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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Improving brain function in ageing monkeys
Injecting old monkeys with a natural protein can boost their brain function, potentially leading to new treatments for neurodegenerative...
Gege Li
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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Why monkeys are used in research โ video
Two new pieces of public information on the importance of using monkeys and other animals in neuroscience research have been published...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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Treating eye conditions
Irish researchers have developed a new approach to treat glaucoma, tested first in mice and monkeys. Glaucoma affects around 80 million...
Gege Li
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Brain implant treats paralysed man
Excitement, with a note of caution, has greeted the news that a paralysed man has been able to walk again thanks to a brain implant that...
Gege Li
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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Monkeys are vital in US biomedical research
A report by US scientific experts has confirmed the necessity of non-human primates (NHPs) in research and called for a national strategy...
Bob Tolliday
May 15, 20231 min read
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HIV studies in animals show progress
A team at Scripps Research, California, USA, has developed a vaccine for HIV (a virus that can lead to AIDS if left untreated) which...
Gege Li
May 9, 20231 min read
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Film highlights the need for monkeys in brain research
EARA member the Ernst Strรผngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience, Germany, has released a documentary film highlighting the essential...
Gege Li
May 2, 20231 min read
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Eye disease treatment for blindness
US researchers, from Harvard Medical School and the biotechnology company Life Biosciences, have developed the first treatment for an eye...
Gege Li
May 2, 20231 min read
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Biomedical sector in Netherlands welcomes 2020 EU report on numbers of animals used in research
The Dutch biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 5, 20233 min read
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