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Bob Tolliday

1 day ago
1 min

Non-animal toxicity tests

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has approved a new test guideline (TG) which offers a non-animal...

Ana Barros

Sep 13, 2021
1 min

Womb transplants

A feature article in The Scientist has revealed how, in just a decade, research using animals made possible the first human-to-human...

Bob Tolliday

Jul 5, 2021
1 min

Dissolvable pacemakers

US scientists have developed a dissolvable pacemaker, that offers a short-term solution for patients recovering from heart surgery. The...

Ana Barros

Jan 25, 2021
1 min

Animal studies & blindness

US scientists have found a potential treatment for blindness in patients with retinal disorders, that affect around 200 million people...

Ana Barros

Jul 13, 2020
1 min

Rabbits wombs

US scientists have repaired damaged uterus tissue in rabbits, resulting in successful pregnancies and live births. Published in Nature...

Harmful effects of drug promoted by Trump

Ana Barros

Jun 22, 2020
1 min

Harmful effects of drug promoted by Trump

Testing using rabbits and guinea pigs has flagged up the harmful effects of a drug once considered a potential treatment for Covid-19....

Research in the Netherlands uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19

Ana Barros

May 7, 2020
1 min

Research in the Netherlands uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19

The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...

Research in Belgium uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19

Ana Barros

May 7, 2020
1 min

Research in Belgium uses animals to find effective treatments for Covid-19

The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...

Babies’ sight restored thanks to new surgical technique first tested in animals

Bob Tolliday

Jan 8, 2019
1 min

Babies’ sight restored thanks to new surgical technique first tested in animals

Thanks to an innovative new surgery first tested in rabbits and macaques, twelve babies born with cataracts have regained their sight....