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Menstrual cycle in mice - link to breast cancer treatment
Research from Belgium and the Netherlands has shown that the menstrual cycle can influence the effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Dec 23, 20241 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....
Gege Li
Dec 9, 20242 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...
Gege Li
Dec 2, 20241 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...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Developing malaria vaccines โ EARA Q&A
The latest EARA #TransparencyThursday video features Miguel Prudรชncio , of the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine ( GIMM ),...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20241 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.
Gege Li
Nov 19, 20241 min read
Innovativeย therapy treats fatal skin disease
A patientย with a life-threatening skin disease has been successfully treated following research that combined the use of mice, artificial...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimerโs
Research from Belgium and the UK, using mice, has shed light on a key mechanism of brain cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease....
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Link between gut bacteria & controlling stress
Bacteria in the gutย play a key role in the control of stress throughout the day, by interacting with the bodyโs internal clock, a study...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Heart attack insightsย 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 4, 20242 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.ย ย Immunity plays an...
Gege Li
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Sperm protein complex unlocks the key to life
Research from Austria has unveiled the โlock-and-keyโ mechanism of human fertilisation, using studies in zebrafish, mice, and human...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 4, 20241 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 โ a potential treatment...
Gege Li
Oct 21, 20241 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...
Gege Li
Oct 21, 20242 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...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Reducing mice use with ultrasound
A UK institute has used ultrasound ย to more accurately pinpoint pregnancy in mice, which could lead to a reduction in the numbersย used...
Gege Li
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Animal studies used in cure for diabetes
Research inย China, using previous studies in animals, has cured a woman with type 1 diabetes by using stem cells. Type 1 diabetes occurs...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Game-changer schizophrenia drug
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a revolutionary new treatment for schizophrenia โ the first in 30 years. Schizophrenia...
Georgios Petrellis
Oct 7, 20241 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 30, 20241 min read
Treating spine injuries with animal โslimeโ
Scientists have developed a synthetic gel, inspired by the protective โslimeโ barrier found in many animals, which could help recovery...
Gege Li
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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