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โNanobotsโ 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...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 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...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Mouse study reveals new cancer insights
Researchers in France have made a groundbreaking discovery revealing that specific cells surrounding tumours influence the bodyโs...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Dec 20, 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...
Gege Li
Nov 27, 20231 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...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 17, 20234 min read
EARA Q&A โ the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research
The latest episode of EARAโs #TransparencyThursday series has featured Alexandra Gkrouzoudi, a vet and the animal facility manager at...
Gege Li
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Eurogroup breast cancer misinformation slammed
EARA has responded to false claims by an activist group that animal studies have โa lack of relevanceโ in cancer research. On the recent...
Gege Li
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Reducing animal use in lung cancer research
Researchers in Norway have found a way to improve a non-animal method to study lung cancer, which reduces the numbers of animals needed...
Gege Li
Oct 30, 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
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Awards recognise research using animals
This yearโs prestigious Lasker Awards include scientists who have used animals as part of their research into cancer and eye diseases....
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Bladder cancer insights from cats & dogs
Studies on pet cats and dogs, with natural bladder cancer, have revealed important gene mutations, shared with humans which may lead to...
Gege Li
Sep 11, 20231 min read
The link between blood cancer and ageing
Using mice, scientists have uncovered how accelerated ageing in blood cells can lead to an increased risk of blood cancer. Ageing is a...
Gege Li
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Zebrafish insights into rare disease linked to cancer
UK researchers have discovered a potential treatment for a rare genetic bone marrow disorder linked to blood cancers. GATA2 deficiency is...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 10, 20231 min read
EARA feature โ Animals in cancer studies
EARA has published a new feature article looking at the use of animals in cancer research, and the breakthroughs in understanding and...
Gege Li
May 29, 20231 min read
โStrikingโ gel to treat brain tumours
A gel, that can kill hard-to-reach cancer cells, has successfully cured mice of an aggressive type of brain tumour, giving hope it could...
Gege Li
May 29, 20231 min read
Insights into weight loss in cancer patients
Using mice and human tissues, researchers have identified a possible way to stop, or slow down, a common wasting syndrome in cancer...
Gege Li
May 22, 20231 min read
Implant targets pancreatic tumours
A tiny implantable device can deliver cancer treatment directly to tumours to stop their growth, a new study in mice has shown....
Gege Li
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Animal studies in new cancer treatment
A cancer drug, first tested in mice, has successfully stopped the growth of cancer in patients with untreatable conditions. The drug...
Gege Li
Apr 3, 20231 min read
EARA video on cancer research studies
The latest episode of EARAโs #TransparencyThursday Instagram series features Dr Tommaso Virgilio, a cancer researcher at the Institute...
Gege Li
Feb 20, 20231 min read
New cancer treatment for dogs
A new type of cancer treatment for dogs has been used to treat and cure the disease. Using pet dogs with an existing cancer, researchers...
Gege Li
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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