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News from EARA
This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.
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Ricky Gervais
While international celebrity, and animal activist, Ricky Gervais has been happy to encourage people to take a Covid-19 jab, he has been...
Ana Barros
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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Animals & Covid-19
As concerns grow over whether animals could continue to infect humans or other animals, Covid-19 researchers are seeking to identify...
Ana Barros
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Brain Prize 2021
The largest annual prize for neuroscience has been awarded to four scientists for their research on migraine studies, using animal...
Ana Barros
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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EARA growth
The European Animal Research Association (EARA), founded just seven years ago, has recently become the biggest advocacy organisation on...
Ana Barros
Mar 8, 20211 min read
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Fruit flies & cancer
A UK based start-up is to use fruit flies as cancer avatars to help identify personalised treatments for patients with the disease. Vivan...
Ana Barros
Mar 8, 20211 min read
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New podcast - lab staff
A new podcast series from Imperial College London, UK, explores the experiences of lab staff at in its animal units, and the...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 22, 20211 min read
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Apply for 3Rs prize
The deadline is approaching to apply for a ยฃ30,000 award for work that has had a major impact on the 3Rs in animal research. The annual...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 22, 20211 min read
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China's ban on research monkey exports hits vaccine testing
An article has appeared in the Spanish publication Quo setting out the concerns of the European biomedical community about the current...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 18, 20216 min read
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UK animal research ethics event
A free webinar addressing the legal and ethical issues around animal research in the UK takes place later this month. The UK Research...
Ana Barros
Feb 15, 20211 min read
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Covid-19 myths
UK animal research advocacy group Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published an article dispelling the falsehoods being spread...
Ana Barros
Feb 15, 20211 min read
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Fears rise on China research monkey export ban - UnHerd magazine
An article highlighting the implications of the increasing shortages of monkeys for European and US biomedical research, has been...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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The origin of language and memory
Researchers from the Newcastle University, UK, have found a link between the development of communication and memory in human and primate...
Ana Barros
Feb 8, 20211 min read
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MND breakthrough
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, UK, have discovered a way in which neurons can be repaired, so as to stop muscle wastage in...
Ana Barros
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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Eye disease in rats
Research in rats, published during Glaucoma Awareness Month, suggests potential treatments for the eye condition. Scientists at...
Ana Barros
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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UK schoolchildren part of fly experiment
Schoolchildren in the UK have joined a global experiment run by Stanford University, USA, and the University of Oxford, UK, using fruit...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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Feature: Making vaccines safe - animal testing plays a vital part
While basic research using animals gave scientists a greater understanding of the Covid-19 virus, such as its structure and genetic...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 22, 20205 min read
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UAR Openness Awards
Four UK institutions picked up awards at the 7th Annual Openness Awards, hosted by Understanding Animal Research, for demonstrating...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 14, 20201 min read
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Vegan society statement
The UK Vegan Society has issued a statement acknowledging the essential use of animals in Covid-19 vaccine development. The Society acted...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 14, 20201 min read
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Scar-free healing with zebrafish
The worldโs first science programme, to identify the genes that cause scarring, has been launched in the UK and focuses on a zebrafish...
Ana Barros
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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Heart research & animal models
The UK British Heart Foundation (BHF) charity has published a round-up of its current funded research to treat heart disease, including...
Ana Barros
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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