Research reduces animal use in gene editing
An innovative gene editing process can reduce the number of animal experiments needed to study complex genetic diseases, according to...
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The European Animal Research Association
- Sep 12
- 11 min
500 biomedical institutions in Europe have signed a National Transparency Agreement
The need to foster open and transparent communication with the general public, about the benefits to society of using animals in...
Gege Li
- Sep 11
- 1 min
Bladder cancer insights from cats & dogs
Studies on pet cats and dogs, with natural bladder cancer, have revealed important gene mutations, shared with humans which may lead to...
Gege Li
- Sep 11
- 1 min
Brain model awarded Swiss 3Rs prize
The Swiss 3Rs Competence Centre has awarded its 3Rs Young Investigators Award to a scientist developing ways to study the brain’s...
Nuno Gonçalves
- Sep 11
- 1 min
Brain cell discovery in mice
A new way of communicating between different types of brain cells has been identified in mice. The discovery, by researchers at the...
Gege Li
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Treating diabetes with music
Cells engineered to release insulin at the sound of rock music may become a new treatment for diabetes, a study in mice has found....
Gege Li
- Jun 28
- 1 min
Tours of animal facilities at Zurich
EARA member the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland, is hosting tours of its animal facilities this summer, for its staff and...
Bob Tolliday
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Swiss awards & 3Rs
Researchers from Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland have been recognised for their innovative work in science communication and in...
Gege Li
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Brain implant treats paralysed man
Excitement, with a note of caution, has greeted the news that a paralysed man has been able to walk again thanks to a brain implant that...
Gege Li
- May 9
- 1 min
Podcast: animal researcher & trauma studies
A Swiss researcher has featured in a podcast describing her research on trauma using mice. Neuroscientist Professor Isabelle Mansuy...
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
- Apr 14
- 1 min
New methods for studying animal brains
Recent studies have successfully developed new ways to look at the brains of mice, to provide new insights and understanding. US...
Gege Li
- Feb 20
- 1 min
EARA video on cancer research studies
The latest episode of EARA’s #TransparencyThursday Instagram series features Dr Tommaso Virgilio, a cancer researcher at the Institute...
Gege Li
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Scientific awards and animal research
Two prestigious prizes have praised the work of scientists, in Switzerland and Canada, whose significant discoveries used animals in...
Gege Li
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Nasal spray heals rat brain after a stroke
A nasal spray, that delivers a shot of antibodies directly to the brain, can help to heal some of the damage caused by a stroke,...
Gege Li
- Jan 16
- 1 min
A robotic tool to study zebrafish embryos
Studying the growth and development of embryos could be improved by using robots to perform microscopic surgeries. In research,...
Gege Li
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Tumours in mice grow faster at night
The ability of an animal’s immune system to fight cancer is dependent on the time of day, according to new research using mice....
Gege Li
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Tracking immune cells in mouse tumours
Swiss researchers have found a method to monitor immune cells, in brain and breast tumours of mice, without the use of invasive cancer...
Bob Tolliday
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
Student workshop on animal research
EARA has taken part in the first workshop, held by Europe's leading universities, to show students how best to communicate about animal...
Bob Tolliday
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Toxicity testing without using fish
Swiss and Dutch scientists are working on a four-year project to replace the use of fish in toxicity testing. The project has received...
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