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Tracking Alzheimer's brain alterations in living mice
A team based in the UK and Italy has developed a method to monitor a key brain alteration found in Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of living, freely moving mice using optic fibres.
Inês Serrenho
Oct 6, 20251 min read
Research highlights the need to make animal studies more reliable
A review of animal experiments has identified clear opportunities to improve how studies are designed and analysed, which could increase the reliability and impact of research using animals.
Inês Serrenho
Sep 15, 20251 min read
Transparent mouse scalp opens window into brain development
US scientists have developed a new method that turns the mouse scalp transparent, making it possible to image the living brain during its development.
Inês Serrenho
Sep 8, 20251 min read
New multi-region brain organoid to study neurological diseases
US-based researchers have developed a new organoid containing nerve cells from multiple brain regions to study brain development and...
Inês Serrenho
Aug 4, 20251 min read
Organoids are promising but not alternatives, yet – new feature
A new feature by EARA Swiss Ambassador, Rémi Cartier, examines the current use and limitations of “organoids” that are becoming a widely used tool in biomedical research but emphasises they cannot yet replace animal studies.
Inês Serrenho
May 26, 20251 min read
AAALAC awards for 3Rs innovation
EARA member AAALAC International has announced details about its 2025 Global 3Rs Awards worth $10,000 (USD) each. Up to four awards...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 28, 20251 min read
Speedy tool to study behaviour in fruit flies
A new machine learning tool, developed in India, could help scientists around the world study behaviour, such as aggression and...
Inês Serrenho
Apr 21, 20251 min read
Reducing animal use in innovative antibody testing
A breakthrough technology developed in Switzerland could drastically reduce the number of animals needed for safety testing of...
Inês Serrenho
Mar 31, 20251 min read
Replacing monkeys with pigs in testing
A €17.5m EU project is seeking to identify where pigs could replace monkeys in safety testing. The NHPig project is a five-year...
Gege Li
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Reducing mice use with ultrasound
A UK institute has used ultrasound to more accurately pinpoint pregnancy in mice, which could lead to a reduction in the numbers used...
Gege Li
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Treating bowel disease using caterpillars
A recent interview has highlighted the emerging value of caterpillars to the study of diseases of the intestines and how this...
Gege Li
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Stress-free mice weighing with computer vision
Research from the US has developed a new non-invasive method to effectively weigh mice using computer vision, enhancing animal welfare in...
Nuno Gonçalves
Aug 19, 20241 min read
Sheep studies on new biomaterials
Using sheep, separate studies from France and the US have uncovered potential biomaterial treatments for heart disease and cartilage...
Nuno Gonçalves
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Swiss 3Rs centre announces annual awardees
The Swiss 3RCC has announced the recipients of its annual awards, recognising outstanding contributions to the 3Rs of animal research.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 8, 20241 min read
Rehoming lab rats in New Zealand
An article in Cosmos Magazine has looked at some of the rehoming initiatives for rats that have previously been used in biomedical...
Gege Li
Jul 1, 20242 min read
5% of animal studies lead to human treatments – failure or success?
A scientific review of the progress of animal studies through to human trials and drug development, which showed that just one in 20...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Scicomm awards for animal research
Innovative communications initiatives by researchers, as well as projects to replace and reduce the use of animals, have been recognised...
Gege Li
May 20, 20241 min read
Lab-grown lungs in toxicology testing?
Scientists in the UK have developed human lung organoids that can mimic the responses of a living person to nanomaterial exposure,...
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 28, 20241 min read
Swiss university hub to improve research animal welfare
ETH Zurich has recently launched an initiative that brings together its activities and knowledge on the 3Rs principles, to establish...
Gege Li
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Call to take part in animal care survey
A European research network has launched a survey, aimed at animal care staff and lab technicians, to gain an insight into their...
Gege Li
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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