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Mushroom microdoses & rats

Researchers in Denmark have observed reduced stress in rats after microdoses of psilocybin, a psychedelic compound found in some...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 16, 20231 min read

Call to join US openness initiative

An initiative in the US to help bring about a future Transparency Agreement (TA), on the use of animals in research, has been launched....

Bob Tolliday

Oct 16, 20231 min read

German researchers warn of pressures to stop animal research

Scientists have spoken out about how the pressure by German authorities to prevent biomedical studies using animals is becoming...

Gege Li

Oct 13, 20232 min read

The necessity of animal research highlighted on Belgian TV

A Belgian TV programme featuring a leading researcher in neuroscience has recently presented a stimulating discussion on whether animal...

Gege Li

Oct 13, 20232 min read

A decade of dialogue – EARA gains its 150th member

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has now welcomed its 150th member institution, and to mark this achievement, EARA senior...

Gege Li

Oct 10, 20237 min read

EARA openness event in Denmark

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) and Copenhagen University (KU) invite you to discuss how to improve openness in...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 10, 20232 min read

Nobel for Covid vaccines research using animals

This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine has gone to two researchers whose pioneering work relied on mice to develop messenger RNA (mRNA)...

Gege Li

Oct 9, 20231 min read

Dirt exposure – mice study

Researchers in Sweden are challenging the popular theory, which suggests that greater exposure to bacteria at a young age means less...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 9, 20231 min read

Dutch institute hails use of animals in cancer research

EARA member the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its animal facility with a symposium...

Gege Li

Oct 9, 20231 min read

Meeting the public at Researchers' Night

This year’s European Researchers’ Night provided a great opportunity to talk directly to the public about the use of animals in...

Bob Tolliday

Oct 9, 20231 min read

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