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Ana Barros

Nov 1, 2021
1 min

EPAA 3Rs award

The EU’s top prize for innovation which improves animal welfare during research has been won by the University of Coimbra, Portugal. The...

Ana Barros

Jul 19, 2021
1 min

Stem cells & Covid and Zika infections

Scientists at The Francis Crick Institute, UK, have discovered a process in mammalian stem cells that can protect against viral...

Ana Barros

Jul 19, 2021
1 min

EU animal stats 2018

The European Commission has published EU-wide statistics for 2018, for the use of animals in biomedical research. The headline figure for...

Portugal - 2018 EU animal use in research statistics

Bob Tolliday

Jul 15, 2021
3 min

Portugal - 2018 EU animal use in research statistics

The Portuguese biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...

Ana Barros

Jul 15, 2021
1 min

Antibiotic resistance in mice

Researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal, have taken a step forward in understanding antibiotic resistance – a...

Ana Barros

Jul 15, 2021
1 min

Treatment for a rare disease

Researchers in Portugal are conducting tests on drugs, already approved for other diseases, to treat a debilitating neurodegenerative...

Ana Barros

Jul 1, 2021
3 min

Portuguese transparency report 2020

The first annual report of biomedical institutions in Portugal, examining how they discuss the use of animals in research, shows...

Scientists in Portugal talk about their research using animals

Ana Barros

May 9, 2021
1 min

Scientists in Portugal 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 3, 2021
1 min

Live #TransparencyThursday

A live edition of the EARA’s Instagram initiative #TransparencyThursday takes place this week in Portugal. The Q&A session, where a...

Ana Barros

Apr 26, 2021
1 min

Event on infectious diseases

An online conference that looks at the key aspects of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases will take place tomorrow (Tuesday). Hosted...

Ana Barros

Apr 19, 2021
1 min

Communication award

An EARA member institution in Portugal has been recognised for its use of clear language in its communication about biomedical research....

Bob Tolliday

Feb 22, 2021
1 min

Value of animal models

A recent publication by Portuguese and Hungarian scientists has confirmed the value of animal studies in diabetes research. The team, led...

Ana Barros

Feb 1, 2021
1 min

Understanding sepsis

Research from the EARA member Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal, has found new evidence to understand and fight sepsis - a...

Ana Barros

Nov 30, 2020
1 min

Portuguese lab tour

EARA member Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência (IGC), Portugal, has launched a virtual open day challenging the visitors to answer questions as...

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

Portugal - EARA Study of EU-based websites 2020

A study of the websites of biomedical research bodies in Portugal, assessing how they discuss research using animals, just published by...

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...

Bob Tolliday

Oct 8, 2020
1 min

EARA media training workshops

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) will hold four online media training sessions in November, with the support of the...

Ana Barros

Sep 14, 2020
1 min

#TransparencyThursday on Instagram

A leading scientist will answer questions on EARA’s Instagram account this Thursday about their research using animals, in a new video...

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