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Scientists develop successful blood vessel implants in rats
Researchers in the United States successfully implanted a synthetic aorta artery in rats, a potential advancement in the treatment of severe cardiovascular diseases.ย
Helena Pinheiro
4 days ago1 min read
Innovative treatment forย eye disease โ rat studyย
Canadian researchers have developed a more effective and longer-lasting treatment for glaucoma eye disease, in a study with rats.ย ...
Inรชs Serrenho
Feb 241 min read
Breakthrough painkiller treatment approved
A game-changing painkiller โ the first in 30 years that is not based on potentially addictive opioids โ has been approved by regulators ...
Georgios Petrellis
Feb 101 min read
Sensors for improved bone injury recovery in rats
Tiny implantable sensors that can transmit real-time data about how bone injuries are healing could improve recovery, according to a US...
Gege Li
Jan 61 min read
Effects of stroke on the abdomen - study in rats
A stroke in the brain can lead to long-lasting changes to arteries in other parts of the body, including the abdomen, according to a...
Gege Li
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Simplifying how lab animals are monitored
A sensor that monitors the vital signs of rodents used in biomedical studies holds the potential to enhance both research and improve...
Gege Li
Dec 2, 20241 min read
New โsmartโ insulin toย treatย 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
Game-changer schizophrenia drug
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a revolutionary new treatment for schizophrenia โ the first in 30 years. Schizophrenia...
Georgios Petrellis
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Top US research prize recognises studies with animals
The 2024 Lasker Awards, recognising fundamental discoveries and clinical advances in human health, have gone to US researchers who used...
Gege Li
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Rodent study to treat cataracts
US researchers have used ground squirrels and rats to identify a protein that can reverse cataracts in the eye, which may lead to...
Gege Li
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Treating spine injuries with animal โslimeโ
Scientists have developed a synthetic gel, inspired by the protective โslimeโ barrier found in many animals, which could help recovery...
Gege Li
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Insights into treating long Covid
US studies, using animals, have uncovered new information about the long-term effects of Covid-19 and the health complications it can...
Gege Li
Aug 27, 20242 min read
German research institute counters activist protests
A proactive campaign by EARA member the Ernst Strรผngmann Institute (ESI), has made a determined response to a large protest, conducted by...
The European Animal Research Association
Jul 12, 20243 min read
Progress in treating tuberculosis
Recent animal research has led to new developments in the detection and treatment of the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB).
Gege Li
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Rehoming lab rats in New Zealand
An articleย in Cosmos Magazineย has looked at some of the rehoming initiatives for rats that have previously been used in biomedical...
Gege Li
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Rodent teeth insights for human dentistry?
Researchers in Germany have studied the tooth structure of seven different rodent species and found a material that is key to the...
Gege Li
Jun 24, 20241 min read
US rat studies set new hope for rare brain disease
Research at Stanford University, California, is making progress to understand a rare genetic brain disease and develop potential...
Nuno Gonรงalves
May 7, 20241 min read
Tourย of Dutch animal facility highlighted
As part of a series of website blog interviews at Radboud University Medical Center, its animal research facilityย has opened its doors to...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Revolutionary pacemaker tested in animals
US researchers have unveiledย an ultra-thin, wireless pacemaker powered by light, marking an innovation in the treatment of heart disease....
Nuno Gonรงalves
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Wound dressings using mussels and silkworms
Mussels and silkworms may provide an improved alternative to dressing open wounds compared to existing methods, a South Korean study has...
Gege Li
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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