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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
Scar-free healing with zebrafish
The world’s 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
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
Refinement in fish studies
In an important refinement, scientists in the UK have found a less invasive method to collect DNA from fish species. The team at the...
Ana Barros
Nov 23, 20201 min read
New immunotherapy drug
Researchers at University College London, UK, have found a new antibody cancer drug that has significantly improved the life expectancy...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 16, 20201 min read
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...
Ana Barros
Nov 9, 20202 min read
AI & animals
Research from Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge, UK, and Google’s DeepMind, suggests that observing animal behaviour...
Ana Barros
Nov 2, 20201 min read
Cold shock protein & dementia
Researchers in the UK have discovered that a ‘cold shock’ protein found in cold water swimmers may prevent brain diseases, such as...
Ana Barros
Oct 26, 20201 min read
Organoids
Scientists from Technical University of Munich, Germany, have created “miniature intestines” in the lab to study the human gut. Using...
Ana Barros
Oct 26, 20201 min read
Zebrafish microphotography
A stunning image of a zebrafish, used as a research animal model, has won Nikon's Small World microphotography competition. Highlighted...
Ana Barros
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Animal research in Nobel Prizes
The 2020 Nobel Prizes have highlighted the important role of animal research in life science and medicine. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry...
Ana Barros
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Cartilage repair models
UK scientists have created a new way to regrow knee cartilage and improve joint pain in animals with osteoarthritis. In studies, using...
Ana Barros
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Primate lab at online festival
The chance for a behind-the-scenes look at an Oxford University primate lab will be on offer at an online event next week (5 October)....
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Repurposed drug for blood cancer patients
A drug commonly used to treat arthritis may help treat some blood cancers, a new UK study has found. A collaboration between the...
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Zebrafish in rare kidney disease study
A collaboration between UK and Hungarian researchers has identified a gene associated with a rare kidney disease, only two cases of which...
Ana Barros
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Waste food used in eye research
Pig eyes, common waste products of the food industry, are being used by scientists to help improve treatment and research into human eye...
Ana Barros
Sep 21, 20201 min read
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
Sep 7, 20201 min read
3Rs in Covid-19 debate
Two live webinars on the 3Rs in coronavirus research have highlighted the disagreements over the contribution of animal research in the...
Ana Barros
Aug 29, 20203 min read
Podcast on animal research
EARA board member Wendy Jarrett has spoken to the Research Comms podcast about the importance of animals in research. Wendy, CEO of the...
Ana Barros
Aug 10, 20201 min read
Zebrafish & brain disorders
A maze experiment has shown that zebrafish could be a useful model for human performance in decision-making tasks. Researchers from the...
Ana Barros
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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