Improving breathing devices for premature births
Researchers believe they have found a better way to help premature babies with breathing difficulties, using rabbits.
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The European Animal Research Association
Jul 122 min read
Parkinson’s patients learn more about research with monkeys
People with Parkinson’s have had the opportunity to learn more about biomedical research on the condition, involving the use of monkeys,...
The European Animal Research Association
Jul 123 min read
German research institute counters activist protests
A proactive campaign by EARA member the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI), has made a determined response to a large protest, conducted by...
Gege Li
Jul 81 min read
EARA Q&A – developing microelectrodes for the monkey brain
The latest episode of our #TransparencyThursday series features Ivânia Trêpo, a PhD student at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 81 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.
Gege Li
Jul 82 min read
Progress in treating tuberculosis
Recent animal research has led to new developments in the detection and treatment of the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB).
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 11 min read
Mice study offers new hope for skin disease
Research from the UK using genetic therapy and mice studies has uncovered a potential treatment to reverse a rare skin disease....
Gege Li
Jul 11 min read
Understanding ageing with blood stem cells
Stem cells, that develop into blood cells, age differently in individual mice, a US study has found, providing new insights into how this...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 243 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...
Gege Li
Jun 241 min read
Rodent teeth insights for human dentistry?
Researchers in Germany have studied the tooth structure of seven different rodent species and found a material that is key to the...
Gege Li
Jun 241 min read
Explaining sex differences in pain
Males and females differ in their experience of pain due to differences in specialised nerve cells, a recent US study in mice, monkeys...
Gege Li
Jun 171 min read
New antibiotic to tackle antimicrobial resistance?
US researchers have found a new antibiotic that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in mice, without targeting healthy gut bacteria....
Gege Li
Jun 171 min read
Animal use in rare disease research – EARA feature
EARA has published its latest feature on how animal research is used in the study of disease – this time, rare diseases, which have been...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 171 min read
Video on dog breeding for research
A video has been published showcasing the well-being and regulations involved in the breeding of dogs for scientific research in the UK,...
Gege Li
Jun 171 min read
Father's diet linked to metabolic disease
Recent research in mice has found a link between a father's diet and the health of offspring, revealing new ways to approach the...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 101 min read
How prostate cancer spreads
A study from Denmark, using genetically altered (GA) mice has uncovered a crucial gene involved in the spread of prostate cancer to other...
Gege Li
Jun 102 min read
How gut bacteria affect health, using mice
Two US studies have used mice to shed light on the remarkable effects of gut bacteria, both on improving cancer treatment and in the...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 73 min read
Highlights of the first Open Week on animal research in Portugal
Portugal has hosted its first Open Week on Animal Research (6-10 May), an initiative aimed at promoting transparency and dialogue about
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 31 min read
‘Bubbles’ in cells can help cancer treatment
Research from Sweden has used ‘bubbles’, that are released by cells as messengers, to develop a potentially more effective way to target...
Gege Li
Jun 31 min read
Treating bone cancer with immunotherapy
A new type of immunotherapy, based on engineered immune cells, has successfully treated mice with bone cancer, raising the possibility...
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