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Marmosets contribute to brain research

Two recent studies, in Japan, have shown the value of using marmoset monkeys to study brain conditions. Research at Kobe...

Gege Li

Apr 8, 20241 min read

Does gum disease speed up pancreatic cancer?

Gum disease may accelerate the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study in mice has shown, suggesting a direct link between oral...

Gege Li

Mar 28, 20241 min read

First pig kidney transplant to living human

A 62-year-old man with terminal kidney disease has successfully received a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig. The world...

Gege Li

Mar 28, 20241 min read

Tour of Dutch animal facility highlighted

As part of a series of website blog interviews at Radboud University Medical Center, its animal research facility has opened its doors to...

Bob Tolliday

Mar 28, 20241 min read

Revolutionary pacemaker tested in animals

US researchers have unveiled an ultra-thin, wireless pacemaker powered by light, marking an innovation in the treatment of heart disease....

Nuno Gonçalves

Mar 28, 20241 min read

Could gene protect against muscle diseases?

Researchers in Sweden have discovered a gene found in the eye muscles that may help in the treatment of a severe muscle wasting disease....

Gege Li

Mar 25, 20241 min read

Cows provide possible solution to insulin supply

US research has revealed that genetically altered cows can produce human insulin proteins in their milk, giving hope of solving the...

Nuno Gonçalves

Mar 25, 20241 min read

Blindness from eye disease linked to the gut

Gut bacteria may be the cause of blindness from certain eye diseases, an international study in mice has found. Led by University College...

Gege Li

Mar 25, 20241 min read

Wound dressings using mussels and silkworms

Mussels and silkworms may provide an improved alternative to dressing open wounds compared to existing methods, a South Korean study has...

Gege Li

Mar 25, 20241 min read

Drug-resistant bacteria & moth larvae

A treatment that can make antibiotics work again, against drug-resistant bacteria, holds promise to combat the pressing global threat of...

Gege Li

Mar 18, 20241 min read

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