Gene therapy for chronic pain
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, USA, have created a gene therapy for chronic pain without apparent side effects....
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Ana Barros
Mar 22, 20211 min read
EARA at German event
An online event looking at how to improve communication on animal research in Germany will take place in April. Among the speakers are...
Ana Barros
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Charité 3Rs webinar
EARA member Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, is holding an online webinar on severity levels in animal studies. The event...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Muscle growth
A team at EARA member the Max Delbrück Center, Berlin, Germany have examined how muscles are maintained and grow, using mice. New muscle...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Prostate cancer organoids
Researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have developed an organoid model to help find personalised drug treatments for...
Ana Barros
Mar 15, 20211 min read
Brain Prize 2021
The largest annual prize for neuroscience has been awarded to four scientists for their research on migraine studies, using animal...
Ana Barros
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Hereditary deafness
Researchers at EARA member Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands, are developing a way to prevent sudden-onset deafness. A...
Ana Barros
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Avoiding side effects of cancer drugs
Scientists from EARA member the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), Israel, have found a way to prevent kidney damage during the use of...
Ana Barros
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Fruit flies & cancer
A UK based start-up is to use fruit flies as cancer avatars to help identify personalised treatments for patients with the disease. Vivan...
Ana Barros
Mar 1, 20211 min read
#TransparencyThursday
Two leading scientists from the Netherlands will be answering questions about their animal research on the EARA Instagram page this...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 1, 20211 min read
NHP shortage
The New York Times has highlighted the growing fears of the US biomedical community as China's export ban on monkeys, vital for research...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 22, 20211 min read
New podcast - lab staff
A new podcast series from Imperial College London, UK, explores the experiences of lab staff at in its animal units, and the...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Value of animal models
A recent publication by Portuguese and Hungarian scientists has confirmed the value of animal studies in diabetes research. The team, led...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Covid-19 nasal spray
An antiviral nasal spray treatment for Covid-19, developed by Dutch and US scientists, has been shown to protect ferrets. The spray,...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 18, 20216 min read
China's ban on research monkey exports hits vaccine testing
An article has appeared in the Spanish publication Quo setting out the concerns of the European biomedical community about the current...
Ana Barros
Feb 15, 20211 min read
UK animal research ethics event
A free webinar addressing the legal and ethical issues around animal research in the UK takes place later this month. The UK Research...
Ana Barros
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Dogs & ageing
Researchers in Hungary are studying pet dogs to help understand the ageing process in humans. Living with people means that dogs have...
Ana Barros
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Covid-19 myths
UK animal research advocacy group Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published an article dispelling the falsehoods being spread...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Fears rise on China research monkey export ban - UnHerd magazine
An article highlighting the implications of the increasing shortages of monkeys for European and US biomedical research, has been...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Huntington's disease research
Researchers at the University of Barcelona, Spain, have found mutations in a protein that can be linked to Huntington’s disease, a...
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