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Insights on herpes infections, using mice

Two different studies, from the USA and Brazil, have used mice infected with herpes viruses to understand more about viral infections, as...

Gege Li

Oct 21, 20242 min read

Spider venom reveals use for industry

Researchers in Germany have discovered that spider venom has many new and versatile molecules that hold potential for a range of...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 21, 20241 min read

Preventing misconceptions on animal research – EARA Madrid event

The latest EARA openness event, in Madrid, hosted by EARA member the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), last week.

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 18, 20242 min read

Insights into malnutrition using animal studies

Research from the US and Bangladesh, has highlighted that foods which boost gut health could be more beneficial than standard treatments...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 14, 20241 min read

Central role of roundworms in Nobel Prize research

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to two researchers who used roundworms in their discovery of microRNAs, which...

Gege Li

Oct 14, 20242 min read

Heart rate insights by studying shrews

Researchers have studied the unusually high heart rates of shrews , one of the world’s smallest mammals, which could potentially help...

Gege Li

Oct 14, 20241 min read

Map of fruit fly brain gives major insights

The first map of the entire brain of a fruit fly has been published, promising to provide unprecedented knowledge into how the brain...

Gege Li

Oct 7, 20241 min read

Reducing mice use with ultrasound

A UK institute has used ultrasound to more accurately pinpoint pregnancy in mice, which could lead to a reduction in the numbers used...

Gege Li

Oct 7, 20241 min read

Animal studies used in cure for diabetes

Research in China, using previous studies in animals, has cured a woman with type 1 diabetes by using stem cells. Type 1 diabetes occurs...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 7, 20241 min read

Game-changer schizophrenia drug

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a revolutionary new treatment for schizophrenia – the first in 30 years. Schizophrenia...

Georgios Petrellis

Oct 7, 20241 min read

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