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...
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Nuno Gonçalves
6 days ago1 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....
Gege Li
6 days ago1 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 – ...
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 231 min read
Understanding what makes us sneeze and cough
US research, using mice, has examined which neurons in our airways trigger different sneezing and coughing reflexes. Sneezing and...
Gege Li
Sep 91 min read
Studying how limbs develop – EARA Q&A video
Moisés Mallo, a principal investigator at EARA member the Gulbenkian Institute of Science (IGC), Portugal, features in the latest episode...
Gege Li
Sep 21 min read
New Alzheimer’s drug
A first-of-its-kind Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline in early-stage patients, that was developed using animal research, has...
Gege Li
Sep 21 min read
Healing wounds with roundworms
Proteins produced by parasitic roundworms could offer a better way to heal skin wounds without leaving scars, a new US study has found....
Nuno Gonçalves
Aug 231 min read
Expectant mother’s microbiome affects baby brain
UK research, using mice, has revealed that conditions in a mother’s gut during pregnancy influences brain development in her unborn baby....
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