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Bladder cancer insights from cats & dogs

Gege Li

Sep 11, 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 4, 20231 min read

Progress with animal monitoring tech

A new type of telemetry jacket, used to monitor the bodily functions of laboratory rats, is now being tested and validated for use with...

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 21, 20231 min read

Zebrafish & eye development

New zebrafish research by EARA member institutions has shed light on how eyes are formed, in turn providing key insights into...

Australia pledges greater transparency in animal research

Gege Li

Aug 10, 20231 min read

Australia pledges greater transparency in animal research

Australia has become the latest country to launch a Transparency Agreement on animal research (TA), making it the second country outside...

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...

EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission

The European Animal Research Association

Jul 24, 20232 min read

EARA welcomes the rejection of EU reduction targets for animal research by Commission

EARA has welcomed the European Commission response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) petition, Save cruelty-free cosmetics –...

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...

Gege Li

Jun 28, 20231 min read

Tours of animal facilities at Zurich

EARA member the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland, is hosting tours of its animal facilities this summer, for its staff and...

Animal & cartilage study for osteoarthritis

Gege Li

Jun 19, 20231 min read

Animal & cartilage study for osteoarthritis

UK researchers are planning new drug treatments after identifying a protein that appears to reduce the damage of a common joint disorder....

Gege Li

Jun 19, 20231 min read

Studies for Huntington’s & depression

Researchers at EARA member the University of Helsinki, Finland, have used studies in mice to gain insights into brain disease and...

Podcast: animal researcher & trauma studies

Gege Li

May 9, 20231 min read

Podcast: animal researcher & trauma studies

A Swiss researcher has featured in a podcast describing her research on trauma using mice. Neuroscientist Professor Isabelle Mansuy...

Gege Li

May 9, 20231 min read

Human trial for Zika vaccine

A new Zika vaccine has entered clinical trials in the UK, after the drug showed promising results in studies in animals. Researchers at...

Film highlights the need for monkeys in brain research

Gege Li

May 2, 20231 min read

Film highlights the need for monkeys in brain research

EARA member the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience, Germany, has released a documentary film highlighting the essential...

Gege Li

Apr 11, 20231 min read

Covid-19 nasal vaccine in hamsters

A trial vaccine for Covid-19, which is delivered up the nose, provides better protection than an injection, according to a new study in...

Studying diet & the 'yo-yo effect' in mice

Gege Li

Apr 3, 20231 min read

Studying diet & the 'yo-yo effect' in mice

Researchers, studying mice, have gained a greater understanding of the tendency to add weight after ending a diet – known as the yo-yo...

Institutions in Portugal urged to join Transparency Agreement

Bob Tolliday

Apr 3, 20231 min read

Institutions in Portugal urged to join Transparency Agreement

Portuguese institutions, both public and private, as well as patient associations, attended an EARA meeting in Lisbon last week to...

Gege Li

Mar 27, 20231 min read

Brain Prize & animal studies

This year’s prestigious Brain Prize has gone to three neuroscientists, who have all used animal research in their pioneering discoveries....

Gege Li

Mar 27, 20231 min read

Pill success to treat dengue fever

A pill targeted at the dengue virus has successfully treated and prevented infection in mice and monkeys. Dengue fever, is a viral...

Gege Li

Mar 17, 20231 min read

Anxiety is similar in dogs and humans

Dogs with anxiety have similar behaviours and brain changes as humans with the condition, new research has found. The study at EARA...

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