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Gege Li
Apr 8, 20241 min read
Marmosets contribute to brain research
Two recent studies, in Japan, have shown the value of using marmoset monkeysย to study brain conditions. Research at Kobe...
Gege Li
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Understanding how attention works in monkeys โ EARA Q&A
In the latest episodeย of EARAโs #TransparencyThursday series, PhD student Esperanza Domingo Gil, of the Cognitive Neurophysiology...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Mice and organoid study for ALS
Research from Germany, using brain organoids and mice, could bring forward new drug therapies for a fatal brain disease. Amyotrophic...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Ideological decision halts neuroscience research with monkeys
EARA has expressed its deep concern at the ideologically-based decision of the competent authority for the federal state of Bremen,...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 6, 20242 min read
EARA statement โ scientific concerns over Bremen state ruling
The European Animal Research Association is deeply concerned by the ideologically based decision of the competent authority for the...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Brain organoids to 'revolutionise' neurosciences
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed mini-organs from human fetal brain tissue, offering a groundbreaking approach to studying...
Gege Li
Dec 18, 20231 min read
New insights into stroke recovery
Swedish researchers have successfully treated mice and rats so that they regain sensation following a stroke, even several days after it...
Gege Li
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Videos on animal use at Belgian university
EARA member Ghent University (UGent), Belgium, has published two videosย of its facilities and laboratories to explain how and why they...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 20, 20231 min read
Early-life stress alters brain in rats
US researchers have found that early-life stress in rats leads to more significant changes in brain genes than childhood head injuries....
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Monkey research leads to revolutionary Parkinson's treatment
Animal research has paved the way for a spinal implant that has given a 62-year-old man with Parkinson's disease the ability to walk...
Gege Li
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Neuroscience awards honour numerous animal researchers
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced the recipients of its 2023 Early Career Awards, with several researchers who use animals...
Gege Li
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Alzheimerโs transferred to rats via gut bacteria
Memory loss and other characteristics of Alzheimerโs disease can be transferred to healthy rats by giving them gut bacteria from...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Mushroom microdoses & rats
Researchers in Denmark have observed reduced stress in rats after microdoses of psilocybin, a psychedelic compound found in some...
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Discovering how neurons die in Alzheimerโs
The cause of brain neuron death in Alzheimerโs disease โ a key hallmark of the condition โ has finally been identified, according to a...
Gege Li
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Clues in the skull to treat brain diseases
Immune cells in the bone marrow of the skull could provide new ways to diagnose and treat neurological diseases, recent research in mice...
Gege Li
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Understanding movement & behaviour
Two separate studies in zebrafish have shed light on how the brain controls movement, providing valuable insights into behaviour and the...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Brain cell discovery in mice
A new way of communicating between different types of brain cells has been identified in mice. The discovery, by researchers at the...
Gege Li
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Shedding light on dementia using mice
Researchers have found how high blood pressure changes the brainโs arteries, paving the way to develop a possible first treatment for one...
Gege Li
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Protecting infant brains by studying mice
US research in mice has provided insights into how to protect the brain of babies from damage caused by serious infections. A study at...
Gege Li
Aug 7, 20231 min read
Mice studies & Alzheimerโs treatments
Recent studies in mice have shown progress in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimerโs disease. Researchers at the University of...
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