Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2023
The progress that scientists made in advancing our knowledge of human health last year has once again shown the continuing importance of...
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Gege Li
Apr 221 min read
How the spinal cord can ‘learn’ and respond
Researchers in Belgium, using mice, have uncovered how the spinal cord can learn and memorise responses to possible threats, without needing
Gege Li
Apr 221 min read
Chlamydia vaccine in human trial success
Following animal studies, an experimental vaccine for chlamydia has been shown to be safe and able to generate an immune response in humans.
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 221 min read
Understanding how tardigrades withstand radiation
US research has revealed how tardigrades, often considered the most indestructible animals on Earth, survive extreme levels of radiation.
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 191 min read
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria risk for pet owners
Research from Portugal has revealed that cats and dogs can transmit antibiotic-resistant bacteria to their owners.
Gege Li
Apr 151 min read
Insights into mouth-stomach connection
The development of the connection between the food pipe and stomach has been described in a study using mice and lab-grown tissues,...
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 151 min read
Mice with human cells shed light on kidney disease
Researchers in Singapore have made advances in understanding kidney disease by using 'organoids', grown from human kidney cells, and...
Gege Li
Apr 81 min read
The role of immune cells in Alzheimer's
Mice with transplanted human brain cells may provide an improved way to study the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers,...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 81 min read
Website content on animal research
Some examples of openness about animal research on the websites of biomedical institutions in Spain and the USA have come to our...
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 81 min read
Dog study unveils cancer vaccine promise
Researchers from the US have developed a cancer vaccine able to slow or halt the progression of certain cancers in dogs. Cancer remains a...
Gege Li
Apr 81 min read
Marmosets contribute to brain research
Two recent studies, in Japan, have shown the value of using marmoset monkeys to study brain conditions. Research at Kobe...
Gege Li
Mar 281 min read
Does gum disease speed up pancreatic cancer?
Gum disease may accelerate the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study in mice has shown, suggesting a direct link between oral...
Gege Li
Mar 281 min read
First pig kidney transplant to living human
A 62-year-old man with terminal kidney disease has successfully received a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig. The world...
Bob Tolliday
Mar 281 min read
Tour of Dutch animal facility highlighted
As part of a series of website blog interviews at Radboud University Medical Center, its animal research facility has opened its doors to...
Nuno Gonçalves
Mar 281 min read
Revolutionary pacemaker tested in animals
US researchers have unveiled an ultra-thin, wireless pacemaker powered by light, marking an innovation in the treatment of heart disease....
Gege Li
Mar 251 min read
Could gene protect against muscle diseases?
Researchers in Sweden have discovered a gene found in the eye muscles that may help in the treatment of a severe muscle wasting disease....
Nuno Gonçalves
Mar 251 min read
Cows provide possible solution to insulin supply
US research has revealed that genetically altered cows can produce human insulin proteins in their milk, giving hope of solving the...
Gege Li
Mar 251 min read
Blindness from eye disease linked to the gut
Gut bacteria may be the cause of blindness from certain eye diseases, an international study in mice has found. Led by University College...
Gege Li
Mar 251 min read
Wound dressings using mussels and silkworms
Mussels and silkworms may provide an improved alternative to dressing open wounds compared to existing methods, a South Korean study has...
Gege Li
Mar 181 min read
Drug-resistant bacteria & moth larvae
A treatment that can make antibiotics work again, against drug-resistant bacteria, holds promise to combat the pressing global threat of...
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