Research from the US shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately predict how proteins interact with one another.

Research institutions in Spain continue to strengthen their commitment to openness about animal research, according to the latest evaluation report covering 2024 and produced by the European Animal Research Association (EARA).

A study in the US used pigs as a model for a common liver complication caused by intravenous feeding in premature babies. 

A study from South Korea has discovered that astrocytes, a type of brain cell that helps maintain brain internal balance, play an active role in nicotine addiction in rats.  

The second Portuguese Open Week on Animal Research (2–5 December) brought institutions across Portugal together to promote transparency and public understanding of the use of animals in biomedical research. The initiative is part of the Portuguese Transparency Agreement and supported by the European Animal Research Association (EARA). 

Research from the US shows that a new lymph-node-on-a-chip can replicate age-dependent immune responses to cancer vaccines, providing a more accurate testing platform. 

A US study has discovered that African chimpanzees routinely consume alcohol naturally present in overripe fruit that, given the size of their bodies, would be equivalent to having two drinks a day, suggesting that human addiction to alcohol has an evolutionary root.

Representatives from PETA and Doctors Against Animal Experiments presented to the petition committee of the German Parliament on 1 December, calling for a phased EU-wide end to primate research.

A UK study has shown that bird flu viruses continue to multiply in mice at high temperatures that would normally stop infection, explaining why some flu viruses are more dangerous to humans. 

EARA joined colleagues from several UK research institutions at the 2025 Openness Awards and the 88th Stephen Paget Memorial Lecture, hosted by Understanding Animal Research (UAR) at the Royal College of Physicians in London, 1 December. The event celebrated best practice among signatories of the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research, bringing together institutions committed to transparency.