Netherlands - 2018 EU animal use in research statistics
The Dutch biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including the...
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Ana Barros
- Jul 15
- 1 min
Implants to restore vision
Scientists at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), Amsterdam, have created a brain implant that could restore some vision in...
Becky Jones
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Why use animals in neuroscience research?
EARA has published a new article exploring some of the reasons that animal research is still essential in basic and clinical neuroscience...
Becky Jones
- Jun 4
- 7 min
Feature: Why do we need to use animals in neuroscience research?
Perhaps more than in any other field of biomedical research, it is essential to use animals to understand the functions of the brain,...
Ana Barros
- May 17
- 1 min
EARA YouTube release & Pint of Science
To mark this week’s global science communication festival, Pint of Science, EARA’s latest #LetsTalkSciComm video on YouTube has an...
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists in the Netherlands talk about their research using animals
EARA's #TransparencyThursday is an initiative on Instagram that allows the public the chance to find out why it is necessary to use...
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists talk about their research using animals
Find out more about how leading scientists from around Europe have been answering your questions about their studies using animals....
Becky Jones
- May 3
- 1 min
Mini-organs for toxicity testing
Researchers at EARA member Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, have developed mini-organs for testing new medicines, reducing...
Ana Barros
- Apr 19
- 1 min
TB study in zebrafish
Scientists at the Leiden University, Netherlands, have found a new strategy to clear away tuberculosis bacteria in zebrafish. The team...
Ana Barros
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Hereditary deafness
Researchers at EARA member Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands, are developing a way to prevent sudden-onset deafness. A...
Ana Barros
- Mar 1
- 1 min
#TransparencyThursday
Two leading scientists from the Netherlands will be answering questions about their animal research on the EARA Instagram page this...
Becky Jones
- Feb 22
- 1 min
Covid-19 nasal spray
An antiviral nasal spray treatment for Covid-19, developed by Dutch and US scientists, has been shown to protect ferrets. The spray,...
Ana Barros
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Opinie proefdiervrij onderzoek
Opinie: geef wetenschap de ruimte om zélf tot proefdiervrij onderzoek te komen Streven naar proefdiervrij onderzoek is mooi, maar een te...
Ana Barros
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
Restoring vision in monkeys
Scientists at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), Amsterdam, have created a brain implant that could restore some vision in...
Ana Barros
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
EARA Study of EU-based websites 2020
The second study of websites of biomedical research bodies across the EU, published by the European Animal Research Association (EARA),...
Ana Barros
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
Netherlands - EARA Study of EU-based websites 2020
A study of the websites of biomedical research bodies in the Netherlands, assessing how they discuss research using animals, published by...
Ana Barros
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
3Rs prize awarded
Research on miniature hearts to study cardiac diseases and to reduce the use of animal experiments has been recognised at an European...
Ana Barros
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
Sharing research on social media
Scientists around the world, working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, are documenting their work on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram using...
Ana Barros
- Nov 2, 2020
- 1 min
EU antibody proposal concerns
Two associations, representing 37 of Europe’s most prestigious research institutes, are the latest to express their concern over the...
Ana Barros
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Animal antibody concerns
Spanish and Dutch scientists, have highlighted the concerns of the biomedical research community over the EU Commission recommendations...