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Role of hormones in pregnancy morning sickness

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 20, 20231 min read

Role of hormones in pregnancy morning sickness

Scientists in the UK have identified high levels of a particular hormone as a significant factor in severe morning sickness. Hyperemesis...

Gege Li

Dec 20, 20231 min read

EARA News Digest top stories of 2023

Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In January, EARA member the University of...

Gege Li

Dec 18, 20231 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...

Gene editing tool gives hope for infant disease

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 18, 20231 min read

Gene editing tool gives hope for infant disease

US researchers have developed a new gene editing method to combat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), using genetically altered mice. SMA is a...

Videos on animal use at Belgian university

Gege Li

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Videos on animal use at Belgian university

EARA member Ghent University (UGent), Belgium, has published two videos of its facilities and laboratories to explain how and why they...

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Test reveals how organs age differently

Researchers in the US have developed a simple blood test that estimates the biological age of specific organs, helping to predict...

Hereditary & transplant studies of ageing

Gege Li

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Hereditary & transplant studies of ageing

Studies in France and the US have revealed new insights into accelerated ageing in animals. Researchers in France at IM Projet, Caduceum,...

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 4, 20231 min read

New transplant research in mice

Scientists in Canada have developed a new technology that prevents transplanted cells from being attacked by the body’s immune system in...

Nanoplastics linked to Parkinson’s disease

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 4, 20231 min read

Nanoplastics linked to Parkinson’s disease

A US study has highlighted a potential environmental factor in Parkinson's disease, using mice combined with other research methods. The...

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 27, 20231 min read

Pollution & heart function study

UK researchers have used animal studies to understand the detrimental effects of specific fuel pollutants on heart function. Pollution is...

Gege Li

Nov 24, 20231 min read

Vitamin treatment for damaged kidneys

A new vitamin treatment for kidneys, which have been damaged by chronic inflammation, could help avoid the need for dialysis or...

Allergies affect early brain development

Gege Li

Nov 21, 20231 min read

Allergies affect early brain development

Researchers have identified the link between severe allergies and brain development, by studying mice with asthma-like features. The...

Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?

The European Animal Research Association

Nov 17, 20234 min read

Is 'Rat Trap' a fair summary of why we use animals in research?

n her new book, author Pandora Pound sets out why the scientifically accepted justification for using animals in biomedical research is...

EARA Q&A – the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research

Gege Li

Nov 13, 20231 min read

EARA Q&A – the care & welfare of mice used in breast cancer research

The latest episode of EARA’s #TransparencyThursday series has featured Alexandra Gkrouzoudi, a vet and the animal facility manager at...

Monkey research leads to revolutionary Parkinson's treatment

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 12, 20231 min read

Monkey research leads to revolutionary Parkinson's treatment

Animal research has paved the way for a spinal implant that has given a 62-year-old man with Parkinson's disease the ability to walk...

Modified mice have ‘human-like’ COVID-19 symptoms

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 6, 20231 min read

Modified mice have ‘human-like’ COVID-19 symptoms

For the first time, scientists have developed a genetically altered mouse that can get infected with the form of Covid-19 seen in young,...

Treatment for rare children’s disorder progress

Gege Li

Nov 6, 20231 min read

Treatment for rare children’s disorder progress

After successful studies in mice, of a rare genetic disorder that affects children, UK scientists are ready to begin human trials of a...

Neuroscience awards honour numerous animal researchers

Gege Li

Nov 6, 20231 min read

Neuroscience awards honour numerous animal researchers

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced the recipients of its 2023 Early Career Awards, with several researchers who use animals...

Combating childhood kidney disease using mice

Nuno Gonçalves

Oct 30, 20231 min read

Combating childhood kidney disease using mice

UK scientists have made progress in understanding a kidney disorder in children through a study using genetically altered mice. The...

Gege Li

Oct 30, 20231 min read

Zika infection in mice and monkeys

Recent studies using animals, in the USA and Brazil, have shed light on the effect of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, which could...

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