Alzheimer's new treatment target
Scientists in Portugal have found a genetic sequence in mice that could be a new treatment target for Alzheimer’s disease. The team from...
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Ana Barros
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Studies make progress in fight against malaria
A new way to help control the spread of malaria has been found by researchers, while a separate study has developed a new malaria...
Ana Barros
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Rat study identifies new therapeutic targets to reduce pain
Researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, have found a potential new target to reduce chronic pain which could avoid addictive...
Ana Barros
- Apr 20, 2020
- 1 min
High public acceptance of UK animal research in pandemic survey
An opinion survey by Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has shown a high public acceptance of animal research to find treatments for...
Ana Barros
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Pigs used to test new COVID-19 vaccines before humans trials
A team from the Pirbright Institute, UK, are to test new vaccines for COVID-19 using pigs as an animal model. The vaccines, developed at...
Ana Barros
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
How animals are helping in Covid-19 research - a global overview
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests
A major study has reached a significant conclusion about the use of animal species in drug safety testing. Currently, regulators require...
Ana Barros
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
EARA supports call to end embargo by transport providers in the UK and US on animal research
For immediate release 26/03/2020: Further information contact EARA Communications Manager, Bob Tolliday, o26+44 (0)7970 132801 The...
Ana Barros
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Mapping the fight against Covid-19 in Europe
Researchers across Europe are in the forefront of the search for effective drugs to fight the coronavirus. EARA has put together a map...
Ana Barros
- Feb 25, 2020
- 1 min
Cancer organoid provides new detail into how cells communicate
A study by researchers, in the UK and Canada, has revealed a new technique, using tumour organoids, to understand how cells communicate...
Ana Barros
- Feb 17, 2020
- 1 min
Discussing cancer at the European level
The Federation of European Academies of Medicine - FEAM - has announced an annual lecture focusing on cancer, one of the major issues for...
Ana Barros
- Feb 17, 2020
- 1 min
Podcasts communicating on research
Podcasts aimed at explaining about biomedical research and the use of animals and the 3Rs are cropping up online and via Twitter. Lab...
Ana Barros
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
Improving openness in animal research within the European neuroscience community
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) invites you to attend a panel discussion at the FENS Forum of Neuroscience on openness in...
Ana Barros
- Feb 10, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus: Animal testing plays part in the race to find a vaccine
As the Chinese coronavirus spreads, scientists around the world are working non-stop to find a vaccine and animal models are a vital part...
Bob Tolliday
- Jan 31, 2020
- 2 min
EARA sets up a Brussels office
(London, 31 January, 2020) On the eve of Brexit, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) has announced that it is setting up an...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
EARA pinpoints potential problems for transport of animals in a no-deal Brexit
EARA has highlighted the issues that could affect the efficient transportation of animals and animal related products used for research...
Bob Tolliday
- Jan 8, 2019
- 2 min
Great Britain’s biomedical research statistics for 2017 indicate fewer animals used for second conse
The latest figures released by the Home Office show a decrease in the overall use of animals in biomedical research in Great Britain’s...
Bob Tolliday
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
The case for proactive communications of animal statistics
Every year the United Kingdom’s Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used...
Bob Tolliday
- Jan 8, 2019
- 4 min
The wild card of animal rights’ groups: Freedom of Information requests
EARA and Understanding Animal Research, one of our UK partners, promote the importance of universities and other research institutions...
Bob Tolliday
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
Hundreds of scientists sign letter supporting primates in neuroscience
Over 400 primate and neuroscience researchers signed a letter supporting the use of non-human primates in neuroscience, which was...
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