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Recreating the human immune system in mice

Gege Li

Nov 41 min read

Recreating the human immune system in mice

Human-like immune systems can now be recreated in mice, using special blood cells, a Spanish study has shown. Immunity plays an...

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 281 min read

Detecting rare tumours using lizards

Research from the Netherlands has developed a scan that uses a compound, found in lizard saliva, to detect rare types of tumours....

Reducing mice in cancer research using chicken eggs – video

Gege Li

Aug 121 min read

Reducing mice in cancer research using chicken eggs – video

The value of using chicken eggs to study cancer has been highlighted in a recent video , which holds the potential to reduce how many...

Mice study offers new hope for skin disease

Nuno Gonçalves

Jul 11 min read

Mice study offers new hope for skin disease

Research from the UK using genetic therapy and mice studies has uncovered a potential treatment to reverse a rare skin disease....

Nuno Gonçalves

Jun 101 min read

How prostate cancer spreads

A study from Denmark, using genetically altered (GA) mice has uncovered a crucial gene involved in the spread of prostate cancer to other...

How gut bacteria affect health, using mice

Gege Li

Jun 102 min read

How gut bacteria affect health, using mice

Two US studies have used mice to shed light on the remarkable effects of gut bacteria, both on improving cancer treatment and in the...

‘Bubbles’ in cells can help cancer treatment

Nuno Gonçalves

Jun 31 min read

‘Bubbles’ in cells can help cancer treatment

Research from Sweden has used ‘bubbles’, that are released by cells as messengers, to develop a potentially more effective way to target...

Gege Li

Jun 31 min read

Treating bone cancer with immunotherapy

A new type of immunotherapy, based on engineered immune cells, has successfully treated mice with bone cancer, raising the possibility...

Nuno Gonçalves

May 281 min read

Organ-on-a-chip & liver cancer

UK research, using organ-on-a-chip technology, has led to a better understanding of how human cells behave in liver cancer patients....

Dog study unveils cancer vaccine promise

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...

Does gum disease speed up pancreatic cancer?

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 131 min read

TB vaccine treats liver cancer in mice

Researchers in the US have found that the vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) can also shrink the tumours of mice with liver cancer and prolong...

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...

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 51 min read

Skin patch to monitor tumour growth

Researchers in Taiwan have developed a skin patch that can measure tumour size in mice and send the data to a smartphone. The study, from...

‘Nanobots’ shrink bladder tumours in mice

Gege Li

Jan 221 min read

‘Nanobots’ shrink bladder tumours in mice

A new way to deliver drugs to dramatically reduce cancerous bladder tumours in mice, has been used in a Spanish study. The research, led...

Is the microbiome involved in childhood cancer?

Gege Li

Jan 221 min read

Is the microbiome involved in childhood cancer?

UK researchers are uncovering a possible link between the microbiome and the most common cancer in children, and will first study mice to...

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 20, 20231 min read

Mouse study reveals new cancer insights

Researchers in France have made a groundbreaking discovery revealing that specific cells surrounding tumours influence the body’s...

Gege Li

Nov 27, 20231 min read

Cancer treatment for golden retrievers?

A gene in dogs linked to increased lifespan may also lead to cancer treatments for humans and animals. US researchers, at the University...

Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?

The European Animal Research Association

Nov 17, 20234 min read

Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?

n her new book, author Pandora Pound sets out why the scientifically accepted justification for using animals in biomedical research is...

EARA Q&A – the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research

Gege Li

Nov 13, 20231 min read

EARA Q&A – the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research

The latest episode of EARA’s #TransparencyThursday series has featured Alexandra Gkrouzoudi, a vet and the animal facility manager at...

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