Delivering drugs to the eye without pain
Scientists have successfully tested in rabbits, a new method to deliver drugs into the eye with a tear-soluble contact lens. The research...
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Bob Tolliday
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Biomedical sector in Belgium welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research
The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics (2019) from across the EU,...
Bob Tolliday
- May 23, 2022
- 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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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