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A fibre diet limits MS-like symptoms

Scientists have found that guar gum, a good source of fibre, can successfully limit inflammation and delay Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 11, 20221 min read

Fasting & countering inflammation

A study reveals that sending signals of fasting to the brain of mice can help their body combat inflammation. In the study, UK scientists...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 10, 20221 min read

Understanding DMD muscle degeneration

Scientists may have answered how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) starts to form, using mice. DMD is a disease caused by a genetic...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Funding stymies acceptance of non-animal testing

A chronic shortage of funding is holding up the approval of non-animal methods for testing the safety of chemicals, a leading expert has...

Bob Tolliday

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Slowing age-related hearing loss

Using mice in studies, scientists may have found a way to delay the progress of age-related hearing loss. Researchers from the University...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Student workshop on animal research

EARA has taken part in the first workshop, held by Europe's leading universities, to show students how best to communicate about animal...

Bob Tolliday

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Air pollution cancer clues

UK scientists believe, after experiments in both humans and animals, that air pollution can cause cancer by ‘waking up’ old damaged...

Maria Vlastara

Sep 29, 20221 min read

NASA studies fruit flies in space

NASA has been using fruit flies to examine how the health of astronauts might be affected by flights to Mars and beyond. Studies on the...

Bob Tolliday

Sep 29, 20221 min read

The long-term effects of antibiotics on babies

Studies in mice have revealed that antibiotics prescribed for babies can have a serious effect on their gut function in adult life....

Maria Vlastara

Sep 27, 20221 min read

Animal data and Omicron booster vaccines

The first booster vaccines, targeting the Omicron variant of Covid-19, have been authorised by regulators across the world solely using...

Bob Tolliday

Sep 19, 20221 min read

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