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Gege Li

Oct 24, 20221 min read

Male hormone helps fight rare cancer

Male mice appear to be better at fighting diseases, such as adrenal cancer, than female mice, according to a study by French scientists....

Gege Li

Oct 17, 20221 min read

Enzyme therapy for fatal brain disorder

Research in animals has provided key clues for treating infantile Batten disease (CLN1 disease), an incurable brain disorder that can...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 11, 20221 min read

A fibre diet limits MS-like symptoms

Scientists have found that guar gum, a good source of fibre, can successfully limit inflammation and delay Multiple Sclerosis (MS)...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 10, 20221 min read

Fasting & countering inflammation

A study reveals that sending signals of fasting to the brain of mice can help their body combat inflammation. In the study, UK scientists...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Understanding DMD muscle degeneration

Scientists may have answered how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) starts to form, using mice. DMD is a disease caused by a genetic...

Maria Vlastara

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Slowing age-related hearing loss

Using mice in studies, scientists may have found a way to delay the progress of age-related hearing loss. Researchers from the University...

The long-term effects of antibiotics on babies

Maria Vlastara

Sep 27, 20221 min read

The long-term effects of antibiotics on babies

Studies in mice have revealed that antibiotics prescribed for babies can have a serious effect on their gut function in adult life....

Animal data and Omicron booster vaccines

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...

Improved technique to study the bladder using mice

Maria Vlastara

Sep 19, 20221 min read

Improved technique to study the bladder using mice

Researchers have developed an improved technique to observe bladder function in mice without the need for anaesthesia. The team from EARA...

Maria Vlastara

Sep 12, 20221 min read

An insulin pill to treat diabetes?

Researchers in Canada have successfully tested in mice.a way to treat diabetes with a pill. Now there is hope that patients with diabetes...

Maria Vlastara

Sep 12, 20221 min read

New drug hope for Chagas disease

Scientists have found a possible new drug to treat Chagas disease, after successful trials in both mice and monkeys. Chagas disease is...

Breakthroughs in synthetic mouse embryos

Maria Vlastara

Sep 5, 20221 min read

Breakthroughs in synthetic mouse embryos

Scientists have created mouse embryos from stem cells, that have developed a brain and a heart, without using either eggs or sperm. The...

Maria Vlastara

Sep 5, 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...

Insights into how a rare disease develops

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...

Maria Vlastara

Aug 15, 20221 min read

Eye stimulation to treat depression

A treatment for depression, using eye stimulation has been successful in mice. The researchers caused stimulation of the corneal surface...

Maria Vlastara

Aug 8, 20221 min read

Making vaccines more effective

UK scientists have discovered a way to boost the effectiveness of vaccines for chronic viral infections and cancers, using mice. When a...

Gene editing and the role of animal studies

Bob Tolliday

Jul 27, 20221 min read

Gene editing and the role of animal studies

EARA has published an article that looks at how gene editing technology has revolutionised the way scientists investigate the cause of...

German MEP laboratory animal fact-finding visit

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).

Biomedical sector in Portugal welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research

Bob Tolliday

Jul 19, 20222 min read

Biomedical sector in Portugal welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research

The Portuguese biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of the comprehensive statistics (2019), from across the EU, on all...

Biomedical sector in Spain welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research

Bob Tolliday

Jul 19, 20223 min read

Biomedical sector in Spain welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research

The Spanish biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics (2019), from across the EU, including...

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