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Dutch & Portuguese annual reports on animal research transparency published
The annual reports of the Transparency Agreements (TA) on animal research in the Netherlands and Portugal, recently published, have...
Bob Tolliday
May 7, 20241 min read
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Dutch Transparency Agreement - annual report 2023
Greater communication about animal research with the Dutch public than ever before โ new transparency report reveals
The European Animal Research Association
May 3, 20242 min read
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EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published
National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the
benchmark for good website content
โ EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Apr 29, 20245 min read
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EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 - results in the Netherlands
Research institutions in Netherlands make good progress towards
website openness on animal research
- EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Apr 29, 20244 min read
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Tourย of Dutch animal facility highlighted
As part of a series of website blog interviews at Radboud University Medical Center, its animal research facilityย has opened its doors to...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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Could an animal studies dataset help reduce their use?
After sifting through vast numbers of research studies that used animals, scientists believe they have a basic set of data that could...
Gege Li
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Brain organoids to 'revolutionise' neurosciences
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed mini-organs from human fetal brain tissue, offering a groundbreaking approach to studying...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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A look back on the past year of EARA
In 2024, EARA will celebrate its 10-year anniversary and 2023 has seen a number of significant developments, which can lead the way to a...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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2023 openness in animal research โ EARA videos
Many researchers contributed to the EARA Instagram #TransparencyThursdayย Q&A series in 2023 (now on the EARA YouTube channel) where...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 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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Netherlands Open Week on animal research
Institutions from the Netherlands Transparency Agreement on Animal Research have once again given an insight into their biomedical...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 24, 20232 min read
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Dutch institute hails use of animals in cancer research
EARA member the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its animal facility with a symposium...
Gege Li
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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EARA Patient Discovery project launched
EARAโs Patient Discovery initiative, aimed at raising awareness about the use of animals in research among patient groups, has had a...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 29, 20233 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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500 biomedical institutions in Europe have signed a National Transparency Agreement
The need to foster open and transparent communication with the general public, about the benefits to society of using animals in...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 11, 202311 min read
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Dutch Transparency Agreement report
All signatories show greater openness in first report of the Dutch Transparency Agreement on Animal Research The first annual report...
The European Animal Research Association
Jun 14, 20233 min read
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Insights into hibernation using animals
Animal hibernation may be able to protect against sepsis, a potentially lethal reaction to infection, a study at the University Medical...
Gege Li
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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Gel could replace mice in cell studies
Researchers have developed a synthetic gel that behaves like skin, which could replace a substance currently made from mouse cells for...
Gege Li
May 22, 20231 min read
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How plastic particles can affect the brain
Researchers have found out how tiny plastic particles in the environment can enter the brain after being eaten, based on a study in mice....
Gege Li
May 15, 20231 min read
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Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2022
Ahead of this yearโs Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD23), on 15 June, which highlights how the biomedical research community...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 23, 20234 min read
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