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#BOARD24 has inspiring examples of openness

Gege Li

May 71 min read

#BOARD24 has inspiring examples of openness

Be Open about Animal Research Day (#BOARD24), the 24-hour social media campaign, co-ordinated by EARA, took place last Friday, with...

Nuno Gonçalves

Apr 281 min read

Lab-grown lungs in toxicology testing?

Scientists in the UK have developed human lung organoids that can mimic the responses of a living person to nanomaterial exposure,...

Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2023

Bob Tolliday

Apr 247 min read

Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2023

The progress that scientists made in advancing our knowledge of human health last year has once again shown the continuing importance of...

How the spinal cord can ‘learn’ and respond

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

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria risk for pet owners

Nuno Gonçalves

Apr 191 min read

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria risk for pet owners

Research from Portugal has revealed that cats and dogs can transmit antibiotic-resistant bacteria to their owners.

Gege Li

Apr 151 min read

Insights into mouth-stomach connection

The development of the connection between the food pipe and stomach has been described in a study using mice and lab-grown tissues,...

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,...

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...

Tour of Dutch animal facility highlighted

Bob Tolliday

Mar 281 min read

Tour of Dutch animal facility highlighted

As part of a series of website blog interviews at Radboud University Medical Center, its animal research facility has opened its doors to...

Gege Li

Mar 181 min read

Call to take part in animal care survey

A European research network has launched a survey, aimed at animal care staff and lab technicians, to gain an insight into their...

Could an animal studies dataset help reduce their use?

Gege Li

Mar 181 min read

Could an animal studies dataset help reduce their use?

After sifting through vast numbers of research studies that used animals, scientists believe they have a basic set of data that could...

South American lab animal societies join EARA

The European Animal Research Association

Feb 191 min read

South American lab animal societies join EARA

The Federation of South American Societies of Laboratory Animal Science (FESSACAL), has joined EARA. FESSACAL is a scientific society...

Sociedades sudamericanas de animales de laboratorio se unen a EARA

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 191 min read

Sociedades sudamericanas de animales de laboratorio se unen a EARA

La Federación de Sociedades Sudamericana de Ciencia en Animales de Laboratorio (FESSACAL), se ha unido a EARA.

Sociedades sul-americanas de animais de laboratório juntam-se à EARA

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 191 min read

Sociedades sul-americanas de animais de laboratório juntam-se à EARA

A Federação das Sociedades Sul-Americanas de Ciência de Animais de Laboratório (FESSACAL) juntou-se à EARA.

Biomedical community in Belgium increasingly open about speaking publicly on the use of animals in research

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...

Gege Li

Feb 121 min read

Insights into wound healing using mice

Two studies using mice, in the UK and US, have revealed new ways to heal injuries without leaving scars. Research at EARA member the...

Gene editing breakthrough for rare disease

Gege Li

Feb 121 min read

Gene editing breakthrough for rare disease

Researchers in Germany, using gene editing, have corrected an exaggerated immune response that is a key feature of a rare childhood...

Nuno Gonçalves

Feb 51 min read

Reducing stress in mice in drug testing

Scientists at EARA Member the University of Zurich, Switzerland, have developed a new method of giving drugs to mice for research...

Nuno Gonçalves

Jan 311 min read

Reducing animal use through reuse

Researchers in Spain have developed an online platform aimed at helping to reduce the use of animals and speed up biomedical research....

Bringing emotion to openness about animal research – Berlin event

Nuno Gonçalves

Jan 302 min read

Bringing emotion to openness about animal research – Berlin event

An event aimed at empowering researchers, animal welfare officers, communication personnel, and institutions in biomedical sciences, in Germ

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