Animal use and Covid-19 research
Researchers have highlighted the critical role that animals played in Covid-19 research in Germany. The team at the German Centre for the...
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Ana Barros
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Awards recognise animal research
The role of animals in research has been recognised by one of the most prestigious US medicine awards. This year’s Albert Lasker Basic...
Ana Barros
- Aug 30, 2021
- 1 min
Rat brain atlas
The British Neuroscience Association have launched an online resource to help design and support experiments using rats. Ratlas, an atlas...
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...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Updated diet for lab rodents
Concerns about the diet of mice and rats and the effect this has on research results, has led to sweeping new recommendations by US...
Ana Barros
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Pollution & dementia
Scientists from the University of California, Davis, USA, have found a link between air pollution and a higher risk of developing...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 4, 2021
- 7 min
Feature: Why do we need to use animals in neuroscience research?
Perhaps more than in any other field of biomedical research, it is essential to use animals to understand the functions of the brain,...
Ana Barros
- May 8, 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...
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
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Eye disease in rats
Research in rats, published during Glaucoma Awareness Month, suggests potential treatments for the eye condition. Scientists at...
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
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
US rodent numbers row
A paper estimating the numbers of mice and rats used annually in US research has been strongly challenged within the biomedical research...
Ana Barros
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Heart research & animal models
The UK British Heart Foundation (BHF) charity has published a round-up of its current funded research to treat heart disease, including...
Ana Barros
- Jul 20, 2020
- 1 min
UK animal use stats
The UK government has released its 2019 annual statistics on animals used in scientific procedures. The figures show that 3,401,517...
Ana Barros
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Israeli media intervention
Criticism of inaccurate reporting on research using animals, in an Israeli online publication, has seen the article corrected and more...
Ana Barros
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Error as learning strategy in rats
Research on rodents suggests that making different decisions faced with equal challenges could confirm that error is an in-built part of...
Ana Barros
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Insulin developed from sea snails
Insulin developed from the venom of a predatory sea snail could create more effective and safer diabetes treatment, according to an...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Covid-19 virus reveals the need for animal testing
This article is reprinted from Yleisradio Oy, Finland's national public broadcasting company, featuring an interview with Emrah Yatkin,...
Ana Barros
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Responses needed for survey on rodent surgery
Swiss researchers are looking for responses to a survey looking at the challenges and pitfalls of experimental surgery in rodents. The...
Ana Barros
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Research in France 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...
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