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Mice and rabbit insights into restoring sight

Gege Li

Dec 92 min read

Mice and rabbit insights into restoring sight

Recent animal studies in Austria and the US have provided new insights into restoring sight and treating retinal problems and blindness....

Simplifying how lab animals are monitored

Gege Li

Dec 21 min read

Simplifying how lab animals are monitored

A sensor that monitors the vital signs of rodents used in biomedical studies holds the potential to enhance both research and improve...

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 251 min read

Mice liver study on multi-organ failure

UK research using mice has revealed that the ageing of cells in the liver can trigger a cascade effect leading to multi-organ failure in...

Gege Li

Nov 211 min read

Developing malaria vaccines – EARA Q&A

The latest EARA #TransparencyThursday video features Miguel Prudêncio , of the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine ( GIMM ),...

Successful cancer antibody treatment in mice

Gege Li

Nov 191 min read

Successful cancer antibody treatment in mice

A type of antibody treatment that combines three different functions has successfully treated mice with cancer, in new research from Sweden.

Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease

Gege Li

Nov 111 min read

Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease

A patient with a life-threatening skin disease has been successfully treated following research that combined the use of mice, artificial...

Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 111 min read

Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s

Research from Belgium and the UK, using mice, has shed light on a key mechanism of brain cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease....

Link between gut bacteria & controlling stress

Gege Li

Nov 111 min read

Link between gut bacteria & controlling stress

Bacteria in the gut play a key role in the control of stress throughout the day, by interacting with the body’s internal clock, a study...

Gege Li

Nov 42 min read

Heart attack insights using mice

Three different US studies in mice have given insights into heart attacks, including how to repair heart tissue and the benefits of sleep...

Recreating the human immune system in mice

Gege Li

Nov 41 min read

Recreating the human immune system in mice

Human-like immune systems can now be recreated in mice, using special blood cells, a Spanish study has shown. Immunity plays an...

Sperm protein complex unlocks the key to life

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 41 min read

Sperm protein complex unlocks the key to life

Research from Austria has unveiled the ‘lock-and-key’ mechanism of human fertilisation, using studies in zebrafish, mice, and human...

Treating MS with gene-edited brain cells

Gege Li

Oct 211 min read

Treating MS with gene-edited brain cells

UK researchers have used gene editing to alter human brain cells and successfully repair damaged nerves in mice – a potential treatment...

Insights on herpes infections, using mice

Gege Li

Oct 212 min read

Insights on herpes infections, using mice

Two different studies, from the USA and Brazil, have used mice infected with herpes viruses to understand more about viral infections, as...

Insights into malnutrition using animal studies

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 141 min read

Insights into malnutrition using animal studies

Research from the US and Bangladesh, has highlighted that foods which boost gut health could be more beneficial than standard treatments...

Gege Li

Oct 71 min read

Reducing mice use with ultrasound

A UK institute has used ultrasound to more accurately pinpoint pregnancy in mice, which could lead to a reduction in the numbers used...

Animal studies used in cure for diabetes

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 71 min read

Animal studies used in cure for diabetes

Research in China, using previous studies in animals, has cured a woman with type 1 diabetes by using stem cells. Type 1 diabetes occurs...

Georgios Petrellis

Oct 71 min read

Game-changer schizophrenia drug

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a revolutionary new treatment for schizophrenia – the first in 30 years. Schizophrenia...

Top US research prize recognises studies with animals

Gege Li

Sep 301 min read

Top US research prize recognises studies with animals

The 2024 Lasker Awards, recognising fundamental discoveries and clinical advances in human health, have gone to US researchers who used...

Treating spine injuries with animal ‘slime’

Gege Li

Sep 231 min read

Treating spine injuries with animal ‘slime’

Scientists have developed a synthetic gel, inspired by the protective ‘slime’ barrier found in many animals, which could help recovery...

Monoclonal antibodies tackle major health threats

Gege Li

Sep 232 min read

Monoclonal antibodies tackle major health threats

Studies from the UK and US have shown how antibodies are being used against some of the world’s most challenging health problems – ...

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