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Detecting rare tumours using lizards
Research from the Netherlands has developed a scan that uses a compound, found in lizard saliva, to detect rare types of tumours....
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Understanding resistance to Covid-19 in bats
US researchers have gained insights into how bats resist getting ill from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. Bats can be...
Gege Li
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Call for private institutions and patient associations to join the Portuguese Transparency Agreement
An EARA openness event this week in Oeiras, Portugal was hosted by the newly-formed Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM).
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Insights for Portuguese patients at EARA Discovery Day
A follow-up meeting of the EARA Patient Discovery project in Portugal, designed to encourage diabetes patient engagement.
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Treating MS with gene-edited brain cells
UK researchers have used gene editing to alter human brain cells and successfully repair damaged nerves in mice – a potential treatment...
Gege Li
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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
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