Monkey research leads to revolutionary Parkinson's treatment
Animal research has paved the way for a spinal implant that has given a 62-year-old man with Parkinson's disease the ability to walk...
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Nuno Gonçalves
- Oct 9
- 1 min
Dirt exposure – mice study
Researchers in Sweden are challenging the popular theory, which suggests that greater exposure to bacteria at a young age means less...
Nuno Gonçalves
- Sep 26
- 2 min
EARA promotes research openness at Swedish event
In a commitment to transparency in animal research, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) and Sweden's renowned Karolinska...
The European Animal Research Association
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Openness in Sweden
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) and the Karolinska Institutet invite you to discuss how to improve openness in...
Gege Li
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Tracking techniques developed in rodents
Recent studies have developed new techniques for tracking brain signals and bone development in mice and rats. Scientists at Lund...
Gege Li
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Curing horses with arthritis
Swedish researchers have successfully cured arthritic horses of their lameness, providing insights into potential human treatments....
Bob Tolliday
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2022
Ahead of this year’s Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD23), on 15 June, which highlights how the biomedical research community...
Gege Li
- Mar 13
- 1 min
‘Bioelectronics’ & brain disease
Swedish researchers have grown electrodes in the tissue of zebrafish and leeches, which could lead to mimicking technologies that can...
Maria Vlastara
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
New treatment for rare brain disease
A study, on mice and patient brain tissues, sheds light on a rare disease and suggests a treatment based on routinely used blood-thinning...
Bob Tolliday
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
European biomedical sector welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics for 2019, from across the...
Maria Vlastara
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
Salamander heart study
While the human heart has a very limited capacity to regenerate itself, amphibians, such as salamanders, can easily regenerate their...
Ana Barros
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
3D bioprinting & alternatives
Two European projects are seeking to reduce the use of animals in research by using 3D bioprinting. The BRIGHTER project aims to overcome...
Ana Barros
- Jan 10, 2022
- 1 min
Replacing mice to study brain cancer
Scientists at Uppsala University, Sweden, have created a new way to study brain cancer tumours and partly replace the use of mice models...
Ana Barros
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Leukaemia treatment
Researchers in Sweden and Norway have developed a new therapy for blood cancer. The approach has the potential to spare healthy T and B...
Ana Barros
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
3Rs online webinars
A series of four free events hosted by a pan-European group of 3Rs centres, will take place online from this Thursday until December....
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...
Ana Barros
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Brain Prize 2021
The largest annual prize for neuroscience has been awarded to four scientists for their research on migraine studies, using animal...
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
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Parkinson’s dyskinesia drug
A new drug, which combats a side effect of a common Parkinson’s disease treatment, is entering clinical trials after successful studies...
Bob Tolliday
- Nov 18, 2020
- 4 min
EARA/EFPIA response to antibody recommendation
A joint report by the European Animal Research Association (EARA) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and...
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