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New method captures flu virus surfing human cells in real-time
Scientists in Switzerland and Japan have captured, in real time and high resolution, the exact moment a flu virus enters a living human cell.
Inês Serrenho
1 day ago1 min read
Pill can print healing gel in rabbits’ gut
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a pill that could be guided inside the gut of rabbits and deposit a biocompatible gel, opening the door to a new type of non-invasive medical interventions.
Helena Pinheiro
Oct 27, 20251 min read
Researchers grow 400 types of cells in the lab to study brain
Swiss researchers have grown more than 400 different types of human nerve cells, offering a new way to study complex brain diseases in a dish, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and depression.
Inês Serrenho
Jul 21, 20252 min read
Age-related impairment of cancer therapy is reverted in mice
Research from Switzerland revealed that immune cells inefficacy for cancer treatment in ageing patients can be reverted.
Nuno Gonçalves
May 26, 20251 min read
Treatment to fight liver cancer in mice
Swiss researchers have developed a new antibody treatment that helps the immune system fight liver cancer in mice, even when other...
Inês Serrenho
May 12, 20251 min read
Reducing animal use in innovative antibody testing
A breakthrough technology developed in Switzerland could drastically reduce the number of animals needed for safety testing of...
Inês Serrenho
Mar 31, 20251 min read
EARA News Digest – the top stories of 2024
Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In April, a study at NERF (a centre at EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 30, 20242 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
EARA and Novartis patient engagement initiative
EARA has begun work with EARA member Novartis and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research ( FMI ), in Basel,...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 25, 20241 min read
First 3D model of human lips to study disease
Research from Switzerland has led to the development of a 3D lab model of human lip cells, replacing the need to use mice in the study...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 21, 20241 min read
Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease
A patient with a life-threatening skin disease has been successfully treated following research that combined the use of mice, artificial...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Swiss 3Rs centre announces annual awardees
The Swiss 3RCC has announced the recipients of its annual awards, recognising outstanding contributions to the 3Rs of animal research.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 8, 20241 min read
Rehoming lab rats in New Zealand
An article in Cosmos Magazine has looked at some of the rehoming initiatives for rats that have previously been used in biomedical...
Gege Li
Jul 1, 20242 min read
5% of animal studies lead to human treatments – failure or success?
A scientific review of the progress of animal studies through to human trials and drug development, which showed that just one in 20...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Better blood thinning medication
Research from Switzerland and Australia, using tsetse flies, has uncovered a new way to prevent blood clotting that can also be easily...
Nuno Gonçalves
May 20, 20241 min read
Swiss university hub to improve research animal welfare
ETH Zurich has recently launched an initiative that brings together its activities and knowledge on the 3Rs principles, to establish...
Gege Li
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Could an animal studies dataset help reduce their use?
After sifting through vast numbers of research studies that used animals, scientists believe they have a basic set of data that could...
Gege Li
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Reducing stress in mice in drug testing
Scientists at EARA Member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a new method of giving drugs to mice for research...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 5, 20241 min read
Virus discovered to fight antibiotic resistance
The discovery of a virus, that kills ‘sleeping’ bacteria, may be another key player in the fight against antibiotic resistance, a Swiss...
Gege Li
Feb 5, 20241 min read
Swiss institutions publish first openness report
The Swiss Transparency Agreement on Animal Research (STAAR) has published its first annual report recording progress on open...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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