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Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Case studies and articles
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA Congress (16 June). Many institutions across...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Videos & live stream interviews
This year, Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA congress (16 June), and to...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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Portugal reports on animal research openness
Biomedical institutions in Portugal, in a report published today, have shown an encouraging improvement in their openness in publicly...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 16, 20224 min read
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Instituiรงรตes portuguesas de biomรฉdica mostram maior abertura sobre a investigaรงรฃo animal
Num relatรณrio publicado hoje, as instituiรงรตes portuguesas de investigaรงรฃo biomรฉdica mostram uma melhoria encorajadora da sua abertura na...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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Feature: A momentous year for human health - a look back at biomedical research in 2021
With a spotlight on animals during the recent Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) and next month's Be Open About Animal Research Day...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 27, 20226 min read
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Fruit flies & eye disease
Research in Portugal has taken a step forward in understanding blindness, through the eyes of fruit flies. Retinitis Pigmentosa โ an eye...
Ana Barros
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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Researchers on Instagram in 2021
This year on EARA Intagram, we saw more scientists than ever, coming forward publicly to answer questions about their research using...
Ana Barros
Dec 27, 20211 min read
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Scientists talk about their research using animals
Find out more about how leading scientists from around the world have been answering your questions about their studies using animals. ...
Ana Barros
Dec 20, 20211 min read
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EARA at events in Portugal
EARA will take part in a discussion on the recent vote by the EU Parliament to end animal research, and its potential impact in Europe,...
Ana Barros
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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Outdoor Auditorium
A Portuguese research institute has been offering outdoor talks for all its staff and students, to find out more about their research....
Ana Barros
Nov 8, 20211 min read
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EPAA 3Rs award
The EUโs top prize for innovation which improves animal welfare during research has been won by the University of Coimbra, Portugal. The...
Ana Barros
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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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, 20211 min read
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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...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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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...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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Antibiotic resistance in mice
Researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian Ciรชncia, Oeiras, Portugal, have taken a step forward in understanding antibiotic resistance โ a...
Ana Barros
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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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 15, 20211 min read
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Portuguese transparency report 2020
The first annual report of biomedical institutions in Portugal, examining how they discuss the use of animals in research, shows...
Ana Barros
Jul 1, 20213 min read
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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 9, 20211 min read
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Live #TransparencyThursday
A live edition of the EARAโs Instagram initiative #TransparencyThursday takes place this week in Portugal. The Q&A session, where a...
Ana Barros
May 3, 20211 min read
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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 26, 20211 min read
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