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Ana Barros
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Open call – 3Rs & Communications
Two grants to support young scientists in communicating about animal research and the development of alternative methods have been...
Ana Barros
- Sep 6
- 1 min
Animal studies and new cholesterol jab
A new type of injection to lower cholesterol in the blood has now been approved for use both by EU and the UK. EARA member, Novartis,...
Ana Barros
- Jul 26
- 1 min
Animal-free skin test
The first complete skin sensitisation test, without using animals, has been approved for international use. The Organisation for Economic...
Ana Barros
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Smartwatch delivers insulin
Researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a device which can control the release of insulin through a smartwatch....
Becky Jones
- May 31
- 1 min
New cancer therapy
Scientists at EARA member the University of Zurich, Switzerland have developed a new technology which instructs cancer cells to start...
Ana Barros
- May 9
- 1 min
Scientists talk about their research using animals
Find out more about how leading scientists from around the world have been answering your questions about their studies using animals....
Ana Barros
- May 8
- 1 min
Scientists in Switzerland 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...
Ana Barros
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Improving mouse welfare
Scientists at EARA member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have reported on a new way to administer drugs to mice without...
Becky Jones
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Metabolism of lung tumours
Research in Switzerland has revealed a new way to stop lung cancer tumours from becoming resistant to treatment. A tumour consists of...
Becky Jones
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Prostate cancer organoids
Researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have developed an organoid model to help find personalised drug treatments for...
Ana Barros
- Mar 8
- 1 min
EARA growth
The European Animal Research Association (EARA), founded just seven years ago, has recently become the biggest advocacy organisation on...
Ana Barros
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
Sharing research on social media
Scientists around the world, working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, are documenting their work on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram using...
Ana Barros
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Monkey shortage for Covid-19 research
EARA has taken action to support the biomedical sector over the growing shortage of purpose-bred macaque monkeys, used in Covid-19 and...
Becky Jones
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
New way to target brain tumours
Researchers, including EARA member the University of Zurich, have found a potential new treatment for aggressive brain tumours, using...
Ana Barros
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
Fruit fly nanomaterial
Scientists from Switzerland and Russia have developed a microscopic material mimicking the protective layer of a fruit fly eye. The...
Ana Barros
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
Antibodies & tumours
Researchers, including EARA member the University of Zurich, have found a potential new treatment for aggressive brain tumours, using...
Becky Jones
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
EARA media training workshops
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) will hold four online media training sessions in November, with the support of the...
Ana Barros
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Organoid research secures funding
A research project aiming to confirm ‘mini-organs’ as good models to study human biology has won EU funding. The HCA|Organoid initiative,...
Ana Barros
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Antibodies against neurological diseases
Researchers from EARA members the University of Zurich and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Switzerland, have found human...