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Animal research comms in Belgium & Netherlands
EARA member Infopoint Animal Testing (IPPO), based in Belgium, has launched an informative booklet (only available in Dutch) on...
Ana Barros
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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Covid-19 research using monkeys
In the research to combat Covid-19, one of the most important, and in demand, animals to use as models for understanding the virus, and...
Ana Barros
May 26, 20204 min read
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A look back at medical advances in 2019 and the role played by animal research
While biomedical research is being asked to find solutions to the worldโs current health emergency, it is worth remembering the wide...
Ana Barros
Apr 23, 20203 min read
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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
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Mapping the fight against Covid-19 in Europe
Researchers across Europe are in the forefront of the search for effective drugs to fight the coronavirus. EARA has put together a map...
Ana Barros
Mar 23, 20201 min read
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Research sector in the Netherlands welcomes EU-wide figures on the number of animals in science
The Dutch biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the first comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, including...
Ana Barros
Feb 5, 20203 min read
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Studying mice to help prevent heart attacks and stroke
Research from Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, has used animal imaging studies to identify when arteries become...
Ana Barros
Feb 5, 20201 min read
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Venom gland organoids may lead to wider treatments
Scientists from the Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands, have grown organoids of snake venom glands to produce real venom, which could be...
Ana Barros
Feb 3, 20201 min read
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โWe need to ensure the public hear the good stories as wellโ, Dutch audience hears at EARA event
EARAโs latest event at Maastricht University, has highlighted the importance of open, proactive, and accurate communication with the...
Ana Barros
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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Free EARA event on openness in animal research in the Netherlands, this December
The latest in the series of EARA science communications events, supported by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and...
Ana Barros
Oct 31, 20192 min read
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Cancer studies see rise in use of animals in Netherlands research
Increased biomedical research into cancer has seen a rise in the number of procedures using animals in the Netherlands, the latest...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 15, 20192 min read
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Primate poposal by Netherlands government โwill severely limit progress on biomedical researchโ.
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
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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
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The case for proactive communications of animal statistics
Every year the United Kingdomโs Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
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Dutch animal research statistics: 18% more procedures than in 2013
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit, NVWA) published Zo doende 2014, its...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
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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
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Verklaring ter ondersteuning van Europese Richtlijn 2010/63/EU
Publiceerde de European Animal Research Association (EARA) een Verklaring ter ondersteuning van Richtlijn 2010/63/EU namens...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 12, 20152 min read
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A Researcherโs Perspective
This post is a translation of a Dutch blogย that was originallyย published on theย Faces of Scienceย website on March 12, 2015. Marieke...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 11, 20154 min read
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Why heart research on dogs is required
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) supports the use of experimental animals when no other alternative is possible. The...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 13, 20152 min read
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