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Bob Tolliday
Jan 4, 20211 min read
UK schoolchildren part of fly experiment
Schoolchildren in the UK have joined a global experiment run by Stanford University, USA, and the University of Oxford, UK, using fruit...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 22, 20205 min read
Feature: Making vaccines safe - animal testing plays a vital part
While basic research using animals gave scientists a greater understanding of the Covid-19 virus, such as its structure and genetic...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20203 min read
Openness in Spain - annual report
The third annual report analysing the openness of Spanish biomedical institutions, and how they discuss the use of animals in research,...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Zebrafish stress study
Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia, have shed light on how some of the genes react to chronic stress...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20201 min read
LERU guidance on openness
The League of European Research Universities (LERU), the network of top research universities in Europe, has published a paper advising...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 14, 20201 min read
UAR Openness Awards
Four UK institutions picked up awards at the 7th Annual Openness Awards, hosted by Understanding Animal Research, for demonstrating...
Ana Barros
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Restoring vision in monkeys
Scientists at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), Amsterdam, have created a brain implant that could restore some vision in...
Ana Barros
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Effects of social distancing
Research from the EARA member the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany, has found how social-distancing and self-isolation...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Vegan society statement
The UK Vegan Society has issued a statement acknowledging the essential use of animals in Covid-19 vaccine development. The Society acted...
Ana Barros
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Berlin researchers speak out
Researchers from EARA member the Max Delbrรผck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany, have made a compelling plea for the...
Ana Barros
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Parkinsonโs dyskinesia drug
A new drug, which combats a side effect of a common Parkinsonโs disease treatment, is entering clinical trials after successful studies...
Ana Barros
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Age-related disease therapy
Spanish scientists have created a spin-off company to develop the first treatment for lung fibrosis based on gene therapy. Pulmonary...
Ana Barros
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Research model survey appeal
FRESCI, a biomedical consulting company, that has worked on projects for the EU Commission, is asking for replies from scientists to its...
Ana Barros
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Animal research & autism
Scientists in the US are using mice and zebrafish to help understand some of the symptoms experienced by people with autism, caused by a...
Ana Barros
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Scar-free healing with zebrafish
The worldโs first science programme, to identify the genes that cause scarring, has been launched in the UK and focuses on a zebrafish...
Ana Barros
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Portuguese lab tour
EARA member Instituto Gulbenkian Ciรชncia (IGC), Portugal, has launched a virtual open day challenging the visitors to answer questions as...
Ana Barros
Nov 27, 20203 min read
EARA event in Belgium
At an EARA free online event, this month, in association with KU Leuven, Belgium, more than 70 attendees heard from expert speakers about...
Ana Barros
Nov 27, 20203 min read
EARA event in Greece
The second online EARA openness event was held last week, in association with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. More than 100...
Ana Barros
Nov 23, 20201 min read
Heart research & animal models
The UK British Heart Foundation (BHF) charity has published a round-up of its current funded research to treat heart disease, including...
Ana Barros
Nov 23, 20201 min read
Refinement in fish studies
In an important refinement, scientists in the UK have found a less invasive method to collect DNA from fish species. The team at the...
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