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Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease

Gege Li

Nov 111 min read

Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease

A patient with a life-threatening skin disease has been successfully treated following research that combined the use of mice, artificial...

Concerns at unregulated use of antibiotics in research

Bob Tolliday

Sep 91 min read

Concerns at unregulated use of antibiotics in research

A study has found that widespread and excessive use of antibiotics, unregulated access to critical drugs, as well as disposal practices...

Improving breathing devices for premature births

Nuno Gonçalves

Jul 151 min read

Improving breathing devices for premature births

Researchers believe they have found a better way to help premature babies with breathing difficulties, using rabbits.

Gege Li

Jun 32 min read

Progress in treating diabetes

Animal studies from Australia and the US have developed new ways to manage and effectively treat type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an...

Nuno Gonçalves

May 201 min read

Better blood thinning medication

Research from Switzerland and Australia, using tsetse flies, has uncovered a new way to prevent blood clotting that can also be easily...

Mice study reveals breast cancer treatment

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 121 min read

Mice study reveals breast cancer treatment

Research in mice has uncovered a new drug that halts the growth of triple-negative breast cancer. This type of breast cancer is an...

Australia pledges greater transparency in animal research

Gege Li

Aug 10, 20231 min read

Australia pledges greater transparency in animal research

Australia has become the latest country to launch a Transparency Agreement on animal research (TA), making it the second country outside...

Gege Li

Dec 21, 20221 min read

Sex differences in disease

The reason men and women experience disease and react to drugs differently is more complex than we think, according to a new study in...

Gege Li

Nov 14, 20221 min read

Shedding light on sleep and diseases

Several recent studies in mice have helped our understanding of sleep and how it is linked to stress and diseases such as Alzheimer's. A...

The long-term effects of antibiotics on babies

Maria Vlastara

Sep 27, 20221 min read

The long-term effects of antibiotics on babies

Studies in mice have revealed that antibiotics prescribed for babies can have a serious effect on their gut function in adult life....

Ana Barros

Mar 14, 20221 min read

Tick saliva treats disease

Researchers in Australia have found that ticks, a type of arachnid, may help to treat inflammatory diseases. The team at Monash...

Ana Barros

Jul 19, 20211 min read

Closure of a lab animal breeder

Scientists in Australia are concerned that the announced closure of the country’s leading breeder and supplier of lab mice and rats will...

Ana Barros

Jun 29, 20213 min read

Get ready for Get on #BOARD21

On Thursday, a 24-hour social media campaign, involving 1,000 biomedical institutions across the world, will celebrate proactive...

Bob Tolliday

May 19, 20212 min read

ANZLAA partnership

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) is pleased to announce its new collaborative partnership with the Australian and New...

Ana Barros

Nov 9, 20201 min read

Regrowing bones using animals

Researchers at the Columbia University in New York have found a way to use stem cells from pig fat to grow replacement jaw bones and...

Mood affecting genes in cattle and humans

Ana Barros

Sep 7, 20201 min read

Mood affecting genes in cattle and humans

Genes linking temperament in cattle and autism in humans have been discovered by researchers in Australia. The team searched through over...

Ana Barros

Jun 8, 202016 min read

EARA in the media

A podcast by Undark magazine has looked into the hidden cost of failing to engage with the public on the use of animals in research....

Ana Barros

Jun 8, 20201 min read

Insulin developed from sea snails

Insulin developed from the venom of a predatory sea snail could create more effective and safer diabetes treatment, according to an...

Baboon incident brings call for greater transparency in Australian research

Ana Barros

Feb 25, 20201 min read

Baboon incident brings call for greater transparency in Australian research

Media reaction to the escape of three research baboons, in Sydney, has highlighted the need for greater openness from the Australian...

Ana Barros

Sep 11, 20194 min read

Call for Australia and New Zealand biomedical sector to follow Europe and be more open about animal

‘We are lagging behind on openness about animal research’ say vets and lab technicians. A survey of Australian and New Zealand vets and...

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