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Reducing stress in mice in drug testing

Scientists at EARA Member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a new method of giving drugs to mice for research...

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 5, 20241 min read

Virus discovered to fight antibiotic resistance

The discovery of a virus, that kills ‘sleeping’ bacteria, may be another key player in the fight against antibiotic resistance, a Swiss...

Gege Li

Feb 5, 20241 min read

Skin patch to monitor tumour growth

Researchers in Taiwan have developed a skin patch that can measure tumour size in mice and send the data to a smartphone. The study, from...

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 5, 20241 min read

Deaf boy can hear thanks to gene therapy

A virus-based gene therapy – developed using animals – has allowed an 11-year-old boy, who has been deaf since birth, to hear for the...

Gege Li

Jan 31, 20241 min read

Reducing animal use through reuse

Researchers in Spain have developed an online platform aimed at helping to reduce the use of animals and speed up biomedical research....

Nuno Gonçalves

Jan 31, 20241 min read

Pig liver filters blood through human body

US researchers have connected a pig liver, outside the body of a brain-dead patient, to filter blood successfully - marking another...

Gege Li

Jan 31, 20241 min read

Podcast on brain research – Q&A video

The latest episode of EARA’s Talk SciComm Q&A series features the Neuroscience and Beyond podcast, created and hosted by Svilen Georgiev...

Gege Li

Jan 30, 20241 min read

Bringing emotion to openness about animal research – Berlin event

An event aimed at empowering researchers, animal welfare officers, communication personnel, and institutions in biomedical sciences, in Germ

Nuno Gonçalves

Jan 30, 20242 min read

‘Nanobots’ shrink bladder tumours in mice

A new way to deliver drugs to dramatically reduce cancerous bladder tumours in mice, has been used in a Spanish study. The research, led...

Gege Li

Jan 22, 20241 min read

EPA scraps plan to end mammal testing by 2035

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ditched its controversial plan to phase out all use of mammals, to test the safety of...

Bob Tolliday

Jan 22, 20241 min read

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