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Potential treatments for severe asthma
An inflammatory molecule appears to be the cause of airway damage in severe asthma, a new US study in mouse and human tissue has found....
Gege Li
Dec 19, 20221 min read
Animal studies & Covid treatments
Two recent studies have again shown the value of using animals to find treatments and protection against Covid-19. Scientists at the...
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Neuralink under fire for monkey tests
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s medical device company, is said to be currently under federal investigation over its alleged mistreatment of...
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Cancer research for humans and dogs
The US news programme 60 Minutes has aired an episode on the key role research using dogs plays in the search for drugs and treatments...
Gege Li
Dec 5, 20221 min read
HIV can damage the brain
Macaques infected with a virus similar to HIV can develop symptoms linked to brain diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have found. A...
Gege Li
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Brain research prizes & animal studies
Hamsters, flies and mice are among the animals that have been central to discoveries in research at this year’s Society for Neuroscience...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Human & primate brain cells
A new US study has revealed the striking similarities between the brain cells of humans and non-human primates in the part of the brain...
Gege Li
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Combined treatment kills tumours
US researchers have found that a new type of cancer treatment, tested in mice, can completely destroy colon and rectal tumours in a...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
3Rs research work wins honours
Scientists from across the word, who have demonstrated significant and innovative contributions to reducing, replacing, or refining the...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Protecting against fungal pneumonia
Researchers have discovered, in mice, how immunity is acquired against fungal infections, for which there are currently no approved human...
Gege Li
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Fatty tissue & global parasitic disease
The fatty tissue around the intestines of mice can protect them from parasitic infections, a new study has found. Research led by EARA...
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Human brain cells 'work' in rat brains
Human brain cells have been successfully transplanted into rats, which may pave the way for a better understanding of brain development...
Gege Li
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Enzyme therapy for fatal brain disorder
Research in animals has provided key clues for treating infantile Batten disease (CLN1 disease), an incurable brain disorder that can...
Gege Li
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Slowing age-related hearing loss
Using mice in studies, scientists may have found a way to delay the progress of age-related hearing loss. Researchers from the University...
Maria Vlastara
Oct 3, 20221 min read
NASA studies fruit flies in space
NASA has been using fruit flies to examine how the health of astronauts might be affected by flights to Mars and beyond. Studies on the...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 29, 20221 min read
The long-term effects of antibiotics on babies
Studies in mice have revealed that antibiotics prescribed for babies can have a serious effect on their gut function in adult life....
Maria Vlastara
Sep 27, 20221 min read
Animal data and Omicron booster vaccines
The first booster vaccines, targeting the Omicron variant of Covid-19, have been authorised by regulators across the world solely using...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Child heart transplant breakthrough
A partial heart transplant, previously only performed in pigs, has been successfully conducted in the US on a child. Five-month-old Owen...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 19, 20221 min read
New drug hope for Chagas disease
Scientists have found a possible new drug to treat Chagas disease, after successful trials in both mice and monkeys. Chagas disease is...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Breakthroughs in synthetic mouse embryos
Scientists have created mouse embryos from stem cells, that have developed a brain and a heart, without using either eggs or sperm. The...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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