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Insights into wound healing using mice
Two studies using mice, in the UK and US, have revealed new ways to heal injuries without leaving scars. Research at EARA member the...
Gege Li
Feb 12, 20241 min read
‘Living’ replacement heart valves work in sheep
Researchers have developed a synthetic heart valve that can grow new tissue inside the body, paving the way for longer-lasting heart...
Gege Li
Feb 5, 20241 min read
Is the microbiome involved in childhood cancer?
UK researchers are uncovering a possible link between the microbiome and the most common cancer in children, and will first study mice to...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 min read
‘Landmark’ trial of asthma drug
An antibody drug for treating severe asthma can successfully control the condition in patients without the need for inhaled steroids, a...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Role of hormones in pregnancy morning sickness
Scientists in the UK have identified high levels of a particular hormone as a significant factor in severe morning sickness. Hyperemesis...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 20, 20231 min read
False UK media claims on animal research corrected
A UK national newspaper has been ordered to correct an article by its regulator, after it falsely claimed that there is ‘immense’...
Gege Li
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Improving zebrafish welfare in research
The UK National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) has published a report about the...
Gege Li
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Pollution & heart function study
UK researchers have used animal studies to understand the detrimental effects of specific fuel pollutants on heart function. Pollution is...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Allergies affect early brain development
Researchers have identified the link between severe allergies and brain development, by studying mice with asthma-like features. The...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Rat Trap is not a balanced narrative – EARA book review
The claims made in a new book, by medical sociologist Pandora Pound, that research using animals is obsolete and ‘thwarting medical...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 20, 20231 min read
Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?
n her new book, author Pandora Pound sets out why the scientifically accepted justification for using animals in biomedical research is...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Treatment for rare children’s disorder progress
After successful studies in mice, of a rare genetic disorder that affects children, UK scientists are ready to begin human trials of a...
Gege Li
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Combating childhood kidney disease using mice
UK scientists have made progress in understanding a kidney disorder in children through a study using genetically altered mice. The...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Alzheimer’s transferred to rats via gut bacteria
Memory loss and other characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease can be transferred to healthy rats by giving them gut bacteria from...
Gege Li
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Discovering how neurons die in Alzheimer’s
The cause of brain neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease – a key hallmark of the condition – has finally been identified, according to a...
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 11, 202311 min read
Arthritis treatment gives hope for human cure
A treatment for osteoarthritis, which has been successful in dogs and horses, is being tried on a zoo gorilla as a potential treatment...
Gege Li
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Shedding light on dementia using mice
Researchers have found how high blood pressure changes the brain’s arteries, paving the way to develop a possible first treatment for one...
Gege Li
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Zebrafish & eye development
New zebrafish research by EARA member institutions has shed light on how eyes are formed, in turn providing key insights into...
Gege Li
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Tonsil organoid wins 3Rs prize
A non-animal method to study respiratory infection and immunity has been awarded the International 3Rs Prize by the UK National Centre...
Gege Li
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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