Researchers in Germany used medical images from animals to teach an AI model to improve human imaging during surgery, contributing to safer, more precise interventions.   During surgery, it is difficult to visually distinguish healthy from unhealthy tissue. Surgeons use spectral imaging, which acquires information invisible to the human eye, such as blood flow and oxygen levels, combined with AI analysis, to support their evaluation. However, AI training using human tissue is

EARA’s second webinar, “The Role of Veterinarians in Animal Research”, held on 27 January 2026 for almost 800 live participants, brought together veterinarians from Europe and North America to explore the central role veterinarians play in animal welfare, scientific quality and public trust.  

A UK study has identified two genes that regulate the response of cancer to immunotherapy and could be used as biomarkers to predict patients’ response to therapy. 

Researchers in Brazil found that mosquitoes in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are now more likely to feed on humans due to biodiversity loss.

A large international study has discovered that contraception increases life expectancy in many species of mammals. 

Researchers in Japan have identified, in macaques, a brain circuit that acts like a "motivation brake", helping to explain why it can be hard to start unpleasant tasks. 

Researchers in the US have developed a pill in pigs that sends a signal when it’s swallowed and could help doctors monitor if patients take their pills according to their prescription.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home, non-invasive brain stimulation device to treat depression.  

Researchers in the Netherlands used zebrafish to understand how the receptors responsible for stress work in the brain.

A study in Germany using mice has revealed that a protein linked to cancer also affects the heart.