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Mice studies reveal health effects of gut-brain connections
Research in Asia and Europe has provided further insights into how disruption to communication between the gut and brain could have an...
Gege Li
Feb 171 min read
Greater understanding of voluntary movements in monkeys
An Italian study in monkeys has shed light on how the brain controls natural movements and challenges some existing theories on how the...
Gege Li
Jan 271 min read
Detecting brain tumours in mice withย 'molecular flashlight'
An ultra-thin light probe that reaches deep into the brain couldย provide a non-invasive way to detect chemical changes caused by tumours...
Gege Li
Jan 61 min read
Improving openness in animal research in Italy - event
A large audience at r the University of Parma, 14 November, heard a robust discussion, on the current state of openness in animal research.
Bob Tolliday
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Spinal cord research using chicken embryos
Research with chicken embryos and human stem cells, to understand more about conditions like spina bifida, has used 3D printed sensors to...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Biomedical sector in Italy welcomes 2022 EU report on the number of animals used in research and testing
The Italian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU in 2022.
Bob Tolliday
Jul 22, 20244 min read
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published
National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the
benchmark for good website content
โ EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Apr 29, 20245 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...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 24, 20247 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...
Gege Li
Mar 18, 20241 min read
New insights into stroke recovery
Swedish researchers have successfully treated mice and rats so that they regain sensation following a stroke, even several days after it...
Gege Li
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Alzheimerโs transferred to rats via gut bacteria
Memory loss and other characteristics of Alzheimerโs disease can be transferred to healthy rats by giving them gut bacteria from...
Gege Li
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Mice studies & Huntingtonโs disease
A gene involved in Huntingtonโs disease has been identified that could counteract the effects of the disease. Huntingtonโs disease is...
Gege Li
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Slowing Parkinsonโs with exercise?
Italian researchers have found that the progression of Parkinsonโs disease can be slowed with intense exercise, by studying rats. The...
Gege Li
Jul 24, 20231 min read
Biomedical sector in Italy welcomes 2020 EU report on the number of animals used in research
The Italian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU, on all uses of...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Clues to ageing hearts in animal studies
A mutated gene, found in some people over the age of 100, can โrewindโ the biological clock of a mouseโs heart by a decade. The research,...
Gege Li
Feb 6, 20231 min read
3Rs research work wins honours
Scientists from across the word, who have demonstrated significant and innovative contributions to reducing, replacing, or refining the...
Gege Li
Nov 7, 20221 min read
New treatment for rare brain disease
A study, on mice and patient brain tissues, sheds light on a rare disease and suggests a treatment based on routinely used blood-thinning...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Biomedical sector in Italy welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research
The Italian biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics (2019), from across the EU,...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 19, 20223 min read
3Rs and comms awards for researchers
The first ART awards event, hosted by Animal Research Tomorrow, was held last week to recognise innovative projects by early career...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Partner organisations & statements
This year, Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA Congress (16 June). More than 150...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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