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Infographics: The key stages to develop a Covid-19 vaccine
Around the world, scientists are working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. The process to develop drugs and vaccines is usually long and...
Ana Barros
Apr 15, 20202 min read
Potential treatment for Parkinson’s in monkeys
Researchers at the University of Lille, France, have found a potential new strategy to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease...
Ana Barros
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests
A major study has reached a significant conclusion about the use of animal species in drug safety testing. Currently, regulators require...
Ana Barros
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Covid-19 study shows immunity to reinfection in monkeys
Scientists in China, in a study with monkeys, have found that they were immune to the coronavirus if given a second exposure to it after...
Ana Barros
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Coronavirus: The search for an animal model to study coronavirus
Scientists around the world are in a race to find the animal species that is the most suitable to use in tests for a Covid-19 virus...
Ana Barros
Mar 9, 20201 min read
Baboon incident brings call for greater transparency in Australian research
Media reaction to the escape of three research baboons, in Sydney, has highlighted the need for greater openness from the Australian...
Ana Barros
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Coronavirus: Animal testing plays part in the race to find a vaccine
As the Chinese coronavirus spreads, scientists around the world are working non-stop to find a vaccine and animal models are a vital part...
Ana Barros
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Restoring human sight thanks to monkeys
Scientists at the Paris Vision Institute, France, have shown that an artificial retina could restore the sight of patients with eye...
Ana Barros
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Drug trial breakthrough shows that Ebola is ‘no longer incurable’
EARA Executive Director, Kirk Leech, looks at the remarkable progress in biomedical research in the search for a cure for Ebola virus...
Ana Barros
Sep 17, 20194 min read
2018: Another year of medical achievements thanks to animal research
A look back by EARA at some of the important discoveries in recent times The last year has once again seen an impressive list of medical...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 16, 20192 min read
Primate poposal by Netherlands government ‘will severely limit progress on biomedical research’.
EARA has responded to a call by the Dutch Science Minister for the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), in the Netherlands, an EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
The Research Animals That Have Made A Difference
Over the last 40 years, every Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine but one has depended on work using animals. From modern vaccines that...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20195 min read
Dutch Parliament backs primate research
In response to calls to reduce the number of experiments with non-human primates (NHP) by up to 40% in the Netherlands the Dutch...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Australian scientist stands up for primate research
There is currently a bill before the Australian Parliament, introduced by Green Party senator Lee Rhiannon, proposing to ban the...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Rhesus macaques taught to control wheelchairs by thought alone
From Professor Miguel Nicolelis’ lab at Duke University in North Carolina – the team of researchers behind the exoskeleton which enabled...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Babies’ sight restored thanks to new surgical technique first tested in animals
Thanks to an innovative new surgery first tested in rabbits and macaques, twelve babies born with cataracts have regained their sight....
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Dutch Parliament passes motion to phase out non-human primate research
Last week, the Dutch Parliament passed a motion supported by all parties asking Government to investigate completely phasing out...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Studying the Zika virus in rhesus macaques
The 2016 Olympic Games are due to begin in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. In the lead-up to this year’s Games, the Zika virus has never...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20197 min read
Hundreds of scientists sign letter supporting primates in neuroscience
Over 400 primate and neuroscience researchers signed a letter supporting the use of non-human primates in neuroscience, which was...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
Three cheers for China’s cloned monkeys
It’s likely that you have heard of ‘Dolly’ the sheep, famously announced as the first mammal ever to be successfully cloned, in February...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
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