Virtual BRAD
Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) takes place this week on Thursday (15 April). Organised by Americans for Medical Progress (AMP),...
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Ana Barros
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Heart research & lambs
Using lambs, scientists from the University of Minnesota, USA, have created a new type of artificial heart valve for young patients that...
Ana Barros
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Alzheimer’s studies animal models
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Berlin, have created a gene therapy using mice which could help to treat...
Becky Jones
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Personalised brain grafts
A team from University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, has successfully reduced symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in monkeys by implanting cells...
Ana Barros
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Gene therapy for chronic pain
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, USA, have created a gene therapy for chronic pain without apparent side effects....
Ana Barros
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Brain Prize 2021
The largest annual prize for neuroscience has been awarded to four scientists for their research on migraine studies, using animal...
Bob Tolliday
- Mar 1
- 1 min
NHP shortage
The New York Times has highlighted the growing fears of the US biomedical community as China's export ban on monkeys, vital for research...
Becky Jones
- Feb 22
- 1 min
Covid-19 nasal spray
An antiviral nasal spray treatment for Covid-19, developed by Dutch and US scientists, has been shown to protect ferrets. The spray,...
Bob Tolliday
- Feb 18
- 6 min
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 8
- 1 min
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...
Ana Barros
- Feb 8
- 1 min
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...
Becky Jones
- Feb 1
- 1 min
US poll on animal research
Three recent public opinion polls held by the Foundation of Biomedical Research (FBR), US, show that acceptance of animal research in the...
Ana Barros
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Ben Stiller & free event on MND
An online US event looking at the path to a new treatment for ALS (or MND), based on a patient story, takes place next week. Hosted by...
Ana Barros
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Animal studies & blindness
US scientists have found a potential treatment for blindness in patients with retinal disorders, that affect around 200 million people...
Ana Barros
- Jan 18
- 1 min
US rodent numbers row
A paper estimating the numbers of mice and rats used annually in US research has been strongly challenged within the biomedical research...
Becky Jones
- Jan 11
- 1 min
Inhaled vaccines
Scientists at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, USA, have identified a new way to deliver a vaccine by aerosol rather than...
Becky Jones
- Jan 11
- 1 min
Monkeys for Covid-19 research
US researchers have confirmed the importance of using rhesus macaque monkeys as models in Covid-19 research, in a recent study. The...
Becky Jones
- Jan 4
- 1 min
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...
Becky Jones
- Dec 22, 2020
- 5 min
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...
Ana Barros
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Parkinson’s dyskinesia drug
A new drug, which combats a side effect of a common Parkinson’s disease treatment, is entering clinical trials after successful studies...