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News from EARA
This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.
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Gege Li
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Upcoming 'worm robots' EU project
An upcoming EU project aims to develop biological robots from roundworms, that will be engineered to for tasks including performing...
Gege Li
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Nasal spray heals rat brain after a stroke
A nasal spray, that delivers a shot of antibodies directly to the brain, can help to heal some of the damage caused by a stroke,...
Gege Li
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Feature on research animals โ mice
EARA has published a feature article outlining how and why mice are used in scientific research, and the main areas that involve these...
Gege Li
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Insulin and good health
A study in fruit flies by German researchers has provided new insights into how exercise promotes good health. A team, led by the...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Why animal research matters โ videos
A host of scientists came forward in 2022 to talk to EARA about their use of animals in research and why it is necessary. The Q&A...
Gege Li
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Sex differences in disease
The reason men and women experience disease and react to drugs differently is more complex than we think, according to a new study in...
Gege Li
Dec 19, 20221 min read
A mini brain microscope for mice
A mini microscope that can be mounted on the heads of mice to record their brain activity is set to be a โgame changerโ for studying...
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Tumours in mice grow faster at night
The ability of an animalโs immune system to fight cancer is dependent on the time of day, according to new research using mice....
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Animal studies & Covid treatments
Two recent studies have again shown the value of using animals to find treatments and protection against Covid-19. Scientists at the...
Gege Li
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Healing brain damage in zebrafish
Researchers have shown how proteins can stop scars forming in the brain, helping our understanding of how to regenerate tissue for people...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Understanding diabetes using mice
Scientists who have observed how a specific gene works in mice, believe their findings could help develop new types of diabetes...
Gege Li
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Fatty tissue & global parasitic disease
The fatty tissue around the intestines of mice can protect them from parasitic infections, a new study has found. Research led by EARA...
Georgios Petrellis
Oct 24, 20221 min read
The skin condition that differs by sex
By studying mice, scientists have advanced their understanding of why men suffer from severe psoriasis more than women. A study at Kyoto...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Student workshop on animal research
EARA has taken part in the first workshop, held by Europe's leading universities, to show students how best to communicate about animal...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Animal data and Omicron booster vaccines
The first booster vaccines, targeting the Omicron variant of Covid-19, have been authorised by regulators across the world solely using...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Phase-out roadmap petition on animal testing
A wide-ranging petition calling for greater controls on animal testing and a roadmap to phase it out in the EU has passed its first...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Insights into how a rare disease develops
Using studies in mice and patients, researchers have discovered what triggers a rare, severe autoimmune disease. ANCA-associated...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 20, 20222 min read
German MEP laboratory animal fact-finding visit
Marlene Mortler, a German Member of the European Parliament (MEP), visited Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU).
Bob Tolliday
Jul 19, 20223 min read
Biomedical sector in Germany welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research
The German biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics (2019), from across the EU,...
Maria Vlastara
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Zebrafish genetic atlas completed
The most comprehensive atlas of genetic data on zebrafish, has been published. The initiative, by the international DANIO-CODE...
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