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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
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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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 29, 20201 min read
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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, 20201 min read
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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...
Ana Barros
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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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,...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 4, 20203 min read
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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 11, 20201 min read
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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...
Ana Barros
May 7, 20201 min read
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Rat study identifies new therapeutic targets to reduce pain
Researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, have found a potential new target to reduce chronic pain which could avoid addictive...
Ana Barros
May 4, 20201 min read
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Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests
A major study has reached a significant conclusion about the use of animal species in drug safety testing. Currently, regulators require...
Ana Barros
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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Pioneering transplant that tricks the immune system
Scientists have successfully transplanted the leg from a brown rat to a white rat, using a technique that tricks the body into accepting...
Ana Barros
Mar 22, 20201 min read
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Amendments to the European Directive 2010/63 in Italy have a huge impact in my research
Riccardo Avvisati is a PhD student at Sapienza University of Rome, studying the influences of the environment on drug of abuse in a...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 12, 20153 min read
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