Brain organoids to 'revolutionise' neurosciences
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed mini-organs from human fetal brain tissue, offering a groundbreaking approach to studying...
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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 videos of its facilities and laboratories to explain how and why they...
Nuno Gonçalves
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 Gonçalves
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
Alzheimer’s transferred to rats via gut bacteria
Memory loss and other characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease can be transferred to healthy rats by giving them gut bacteria from...
Nuno Gonçalves
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 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...
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 Gonçalves
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 brain’s 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 & Alzheimer’s treatments
Recent studies in mice have shown progress in the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at the University of...
Gege Li
Jul 31, 20231 min read
The need for animals in brain research – EARA feature
Marking the recent World Brain Day, EARA has updated its feature on the vital contribution of animals to neuroscience and brain research,...
Gege Li
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Mice studies & Huntington’s disease
A gene involved in Huntington’s disease has been identified that could counteract the effects of the disease. Huntington’s disease is...
Gege Li
Jul 24, 20231 min read
Slowing Parkinson’s with exercise?
Italian researchers have found that the progression of Parkinson’s disease can be slowed with intense exercise, by studying rats. The...
Gege Li
Jul 24, 20231 min read
Cephalopods & brain studies
A French neurobiologist has highlighted the valuable insights that cephalopods (such as cuttlefish, octopus and squid) can provide for...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Why monkeys are used in research – video
Two new pieces of public information on the importance of using monkeys and other animals in neuroscience research have been published...
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