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Single dose microparticles polio vaccine success in rats
Researchers in the US have developed a type of microparticle, that can deliver and release vaccines at set times, to create a single dose...
Georgios Petrellis
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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Non-invasive monitoring of vital functions in rats
A new type of jacket, which can be worn by animals to check their bodily functions during biomedical research, has been developed. A team...
Maria Vlastara
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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Eye stimulation to treat depression
A treatment for depression, using eye stimulation has been successful in mice. The researchers caused stimulation of the corneal surface...
Maria Vlastara
Aug 15, 20221 min read
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Oxygen levels in fish & global warming
A study which aims to predict which species of fish are most at risk from global warming and pollution has been conducted by researchers....
Maria Vlastara
Aug 15, 20221 min read
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Animal sentience in insects and worms?
An article in Undark magazine has asked whether invertebrate animals, such as fruit flies, bees or nematode worms, experience pain and...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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Making vaccines more effective
UK scientists have discovered a way to boost the effectiveness of vaccines for chronic viral infections and cancers, using mice. When a...
Maria Vlastara
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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Pig organ transplants in US clinical trials
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to allow clinical trials testing of the transplantation of pig organs into humans....
Maria Vlastara
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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Action needed to ensure the supply of macaque monkeys for research
Concerns about the long-term viability of using long-tailed macaques in biomedical research have been explored in an article in Vice...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Delivering drugs to the eye without pain
Scientists have successfully tested in rabbits, a new method to deliver drugs into the eye with a tear-soluble contact lens. The research...
Maria Vlastara
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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Gene editing and the role of animal studies
EARA has published an article that looks at how gene editing technology has revolutionised the way scientists investigate the cause of...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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