A man with type 1 diabetes can now produce his own insulin after receiving a transplant of genetically edited pancreatic cells. The procedure, developed in Sweden and the US, was tested for the first time in a human, following earlier tests in mice and monkeys.

A study in the US has found that not all probiotic bacteria are beneficial after antibiotic treatment, with some types of probiotics...

Scientists in Canada have discovered how previously traumatised mice became overly sensitive to stress and pain long after healing.  The...

Research from the United States shows that semaglutide, the active component of weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, slowed biological...

Mauritius hosted the Primate Management Conference Mauritius (PMCM), held from 29–31 July 2025 in Bel Ombre, bringing together global leaders in non-human primate (NHP) welfare and biomedical research. The event was co-organised by EARA members Noveprim, LCL Cynologics, Cyno Breeders Association (CBA)and Bioculture Ltd, along with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where the conference is usually held.

Research from a global consortium has produced a cell atlas of the mouse lemur brain, revealing distinct brain cell features in primates....

Research from the US in ferrets shows that previous infections with seasonal flu viruses or vaccinations might offer some limited...

US-based researchers have developed a new  organoid  containing nerve cells from multiple brain regions to study brain development and...

A clinical trial in the UK will test for the first time a precision therapy for pancreatic cancer, which is one of the deadliest cancers and for which treatments have remained largely unchanged for decades.   

Researchers in the US have been able to safely generate CAR-T cells within the body of mice, possibly solving major limitations of this therapy, which revolutionised the treatment of many blood cancers.