Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s
Research from Belgium and the UK, using mice, has shed light on a key mechanism of brain cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease....
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Georgios Petrellis
Aug 121 min read
Understanding lung repair after respiratory infection
Researchers in Belgium have discovered a novel population of immune cells in the lungs that promote regeneration after injury caused...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 291 min read
Insights into gut inflammation
Researchers at EARA member the University of Antwerp, Belgium, together with international collaborators, have studied how a common...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 224 min read
Biomedical sector in Belgium welcomes 2022 EU report on the number of animals used in research and testing
The Belgian biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU in 2022.
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.
Bob Tolliday
Apr 294 min read
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 - results in Belgium
Clear signs of progress towards website openness about animal research by biomedical institutions in Belgium.
Bob Tolliday
Apr 295 min read
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published
National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the
benchmark for good website content
– EARA website study 2024
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 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
Feb 191 min read
Belgium institutions report greater openness
The annual report of the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Belgium (TA) shows that biomedical institutions are becoming much...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 133 min read
Biomedical community in Belgium increasingly open about speaking publicly on the use of animals in research
The second annual report of the Transparency Agreement on Animal Research in Belgium (TA) shows that biomedical institutions are becoming...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 151 min read
New insights into cocaine addiction
Researchers in Belgium have uncovered the crucial role, in cocaine addiction, of one particular gene.
Gege Li
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Videos on animal use at Belgian university
EARA member Ghent University (UGent), Belgium, has published two videos of its facilities and laboratories to explain how and why they...
Gege Li
Oct 13, 20232 min read
The necessity of animal research highlighted on Belgian TV
A Belgian TV programme featuring a leading researcher in neuroscience has recently presented a stimulating discussion on whether animal...
Gege Li
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Dutch institute hails use of animals in cancer research
EARA member the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its animal facility with a symposium...
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Discovering how neurons die in Alzheimer’s
The cause of brain neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease – a key hallmark of the condition – has finally been identified, according to a...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 11, 202311 min read
500 biomedical institutions in Europe have signed a National Transparency Agreement
The need to foster open and transparent communication with the general public, about the benefits to society of using animals in...
Gege Li
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Zebrafish & eye development
New zebrafish research by EARA member institutions has shed light on how eyes are formed, in turn providing key insights into...
Gege Li
May 22, 20231 min read
Gel could replace mice in cell studies
Researchers have developed a synthetic gel that behaves like skin, which could replace a substance currently made from mouse cells for...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 23, 20234 min read
Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2022
Ahead of this year’s Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD23), on 15 June, which highlights how the biomedical research community...
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