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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
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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
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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
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AI & animals
Research from Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge, UK, and Googleโs DeepMind, suggests that observing animal behaviour...
Ana Barros
Nov 2, 20201 min read
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Cold shock protein & dementia
Researchers in the UK have discovered that a โcold shockโ protein found in cold water swimmers may prevent brain diseases, such as...
Ana Barros
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Organoids
Scientists from Technical University of Munich, Germany, have created โminiature intestinesโ in the lab to study the human gut. Using...
Ana Barros
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Zebrafish microphotography
A stunning image of a zebrafish, used as a research animal model, has wonย Nikon's Small Worldย microphotography competition. Highlighted...
Ana Barros
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Organoid research secures funding
A research project aiming to confirm โmini-organsโ as good models to study human biology has won EU funding. The HCA|Organoid initiative,...
Ana Barros
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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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
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Podcast on animal research
EARA board member Wendy Jarrett has spoken to theย Research Comms podcastย about the importance of animals in research. Wendy, CEO of the...
Ana Barros
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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Zebrafish & brain disorders
A maze experiment has shownย 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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Fruit flies & cancer
Research from Oxford University, UK, has found a new potential way to fight cancer in studies with fruit flies. The team, funded by...
Ana Barros
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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UK animal use stats
The UK government has released its 2019 annual statistics on animals used in scientific procedures. The figures show that 3,401,517...
Ana Barros
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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EU survey
European researchers have confirmed the importance of using animals to the success of their studies, in a major EU survey. The Joint...
Ana Barros
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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