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Brain wave makes monkeys remember after a distraction

Scientists in the US have discovered how the brain can recover from a distraction to return to the task at hand, in a study using monkeys.

Helena Pinheiro

1 day ago1 min read

How mice’s brains respond to fear and “jump scares”

Researchers in the US have identified a previously unknown brain circuit that controls how mice respond to sudden threats and recover from fear.

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 271 min read

EARA COMMENT: Nature highlights polarised discourse over the value of animal research

Two comment articles with opposite perspectives about the role of animals in biomedical research have been featured in Nature.

The European Animal Research Association

Oct 242 min read

Organoids mimic key kidney functions

Researchers in the US have developed lab-grown kidneys (organoids) that, for the first time, could produce urine when transplanted into mice.

Georgios Petrellis

Oct 201 min read

Alzheimer’s protein fights cancer in mice

Researchers in the US have found that amyloid beta, a hallmark in Alzheimer’s, can strengthen immune responses and reduce tumour growth in mice.

Inês Serrenho

Oct 131 min read

Mice studies were key for 2025 Nobel Prize research

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three researchers — Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell — for discovering how the immune system is kept in check, based on studies in mice.

Helena Pinheiro

Oct 62 min read

Gerbils reveal how hearing works

Scientists in the US, in a study using gerbils, have kept tissue from a crucial inner ear organ alive outside the body, creating an unprecedented system that could allow researchers to understand how hearing works and test potential treatments for hearing loss.

Inês Serrenho

Oct 61 min read

First lung organ chip with immune response to flu infection

US researchers have developed the first lung organ-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a development that could significantly improve the ability to mimic the living organ and model disease.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 291 min read

Huntington’s disease breakthrough is due to animal research

A prominent gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for Huntington’s disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human clinical trials.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 291 min read

CRISPR-GPT: new AI tool speeds up cancer research

A new artificial intelligence tool, developed in the US, helps researchers plan and carry out experiments using CRISPR, the widely used gene-editing technology.

Inês Serrenho

Sep 221 min read

Transparent mouse scalp opens window into brain development

US scientists have developed a new method that turns the mouse scalp transparent, making it possible to image the living brain during its development.

Inês Serrenho

Sep 81 min read

First atlas of lifetime supply of eggs in primate ovaries

US researchers have mapped the formation of the lifetime supply of eggs in a study using monkeys, which could inform the study of ovarian diseases and advance treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders.

Helena Pinheiro

Sep 11 min read

AI-designed antibiotics clear drug-resistant infections in mice

Researchers in the US used artificial intelligence to discover two new antibiotics that can clear superbugs in mice infected with MRSA and drug-resistant gonorrhoea.

Inês Serrenho

Aug 251 min read

Lithium could reverse Alzheimer's symptoms – study in mice and humans

Researchers in the US found that lithium, a metal naturally present in the brain, could protect and reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, in a study using human samples and mice.

Helena Pinheiro

Aug 181 min read

From mice and monkeys to first-in-human: new cell therapy for diabetes type 1

A man with type 1 diabetes can now produce his own insulin after receiving a transplant of genetically edited pancreatic cells. The procedure, developed in Sweden and the US, was tested for the first time in a human, following earlier tests in mice and monkeys.

Inês Serrenho

Aug 181 min read

Not all probiotics help the gut

A study in the US has found that not all probiotic bacteria are beneficial after antibiotic treatment, with some types of probiotics...

Inês Serrenho

Aug 111 min read

Weight loss drugs may slow ageing

Research from the United States shows that semaglutide, the active component of weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, slowed biological...

Nuno Gonçalves

Aug 111 min read

Seasonal flu may offer some protection against bird flu, in ferrets and humans

Research from the US in ferrets shows that previous infections with seasonal flu viruses or vaccinations might offer some limited...

Nuno Gonçalves

Aug 42 min read

New multi-region brain organoid to study neurological diseases

US-based researchers have developed a new organoid containing nerve cells from multiple brain regions to study brain development and...

Inês Serrenho

Aug 41 min read

Mice study breakthrough in cancer CAR-T cell therapy

Researchers in the US have been able to safely generate CAR-T cells within the body of mice, possibly solving major limitations of this therapy, which revolutionised the treatment of many blood cancers.

Helena Pinheiro

Jul 282 min read