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Patch improves healing after heart attack in rats and pigs
A US study has developed a technology using rats and pigs that can stimulate the immune system to heal the heart after a heart attack.
Helena Pinheiro
Dec 11 min read
Pig study offers insights into pancreas development
A study in Germany revealed that pig pancreas development closely resembles humans, making pigs valuable for studying pancreatic diseases, including diabetes.
Inês Serrenho
Nov 171 min read
Huntington’s disease breakthrough is due to animal research
A prominent gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for Huntington’s disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human clinical trials.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 291 min read
Human hearts grow successfully in pig embryos
Researchers in China have grown beating hearts made of human cells in pig embryos that survived for 21 days, providing new hope for the global shortage of organs for transplantation.
Helena Pinheiro
Jun 231 min read
Gel seals internal wounds in rats and pigs
Researchers in the United States have developed an injectable gel that can rapidly seal wounds in organs, reducing blood loss, in studies with rats and pigs.
Helena Pinheiro
May 261 min read
Replacing monkeys with pigs in testing
A €17.5m EU project is seeking to identify where pigs could replace monkeys in safety testing. The NHPig project is a five-year...
Gege Li
Dec 23, 20242 min read
New ‘smart’ insulin to treat diabetes
A modified version of insulin, that can automatically control sudden drops in blood sugar, has been successfully tested in pigs and rats...
Gege Li
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Insights into malnutrition using animal studies
Research from the US and Bangladesh, has highlighted that foods which boost gut health could be more beneficial than standard treatments...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 14, 20241 min read
First pig kidney transplant to living human
A 62-year-old man with terminal kidney disease has successfully received a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig. The world...
Gege Li
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Revolutionary pacemaker tested in animals
US researchers have unveiled an ultra-thin, wireless pacemaker powered by light, marking an innovation in the treatment of heart disease....
Nuno Gonçalves
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Pig liver filters blood through human body
US researchers have connected a pig liver, outside the body of a brain-dead patient, to filter blood successfully - marking another...
Gege Li
Jan 31, 20241 min read
New treatment to prevent sepsis
Researchers in Sweden have made a significant discovery, using mice and pigs, by treating severe bacterial infections with a newly...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Infant heart transplant success
A baby boy who underwent pioneering heart surgery in 2022 is now a thriving toddler, doctors have reported.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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 Gonçalves
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Success of pig kidney studies
A series of successful kidney experiments on pigs could potentially help treat diseases and solve organ donation shortages. Researchers...
Gege Li
Sep 11, 20231 min read
How pig studies aid biomedical research
EARA has published a feature article on the use of pigs in biomedical research summarising the role they have played in scientific and...
Gege Li
Feb 27, 20231 min read
A sensor to diagnose gut disorders
US researchers using pigs have developed a sensor that is easy to swallow, which can provide a far less intrusive way to potentially...
Gege Li
Feb 20, 20231 min read
A vaccine against deadly pig disease
A scientist at EARA member Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, is at the forefront of efforts to find a vaccine against African...
Gege Li
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Child heart transplant breakthrough
A partial heart transplant, previously only performed in pigs, has been successfully conducted in the US on a child. Five-month-old Owen...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Pig organ transplants in US clinical trials
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to allow clinical trials testing of the transplantation of pig organs into humans....
Maria Vlastara
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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