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Gege Li
Apr 8, 20241 min read
Marmosets contribute to brain research
Two recent studies, in Japan, have shown the value of using marmoset monkeysย to study brain conditions. Research at Kobe...
Gege Li
Mar 13, 20241 min read
Using AI to detect brainwaves
An improved way to detect brainwaves, using artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on animal data, has been developed by Spanish...
Gege Li
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Understanding how attention works in monkeys โ EARA Q&A
In the latest episodeย of EARAโs #TransparencyThursday series, PhD student Esperanza Domingo Gil, of the Cognitive Neurophysiology...
Gege Li
Mar 4, 20241 min read
The dramatic impact of the Ebola vaccine
The recent vaccine for the Ebola virus can protect people from dying, even if they already have the disease before being vaccinated,...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Ideological decision halts neuroscience research with monkeys
EARA has expressed its deep concern at the ideologically-based decision of the competent authority for the federal state of Bremen,...
The European Animal Research Association
Feb 6, 20242 min read
EARA statement โ scientific concerns over Bremen state ruling
The European Animal Research Association is deeply concerned by the ideologically based decision of the competent authority for the...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Jan 8, 20241 min read
Potential vaccine for high cholesterol
US research, using mice and monkeys, could lead to a new vaccine to lower 'bad' cholesterol.ย
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20231 min read
โLandmarkโ trial of asthma drug
An antibody drug for treating severe asthma can successfully control the condition in patients without the need for inhaled steroids, a...
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...
Nuno Gonรงalves
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...
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...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Monkey survives two years with pig kidney transplant
US scientists have made a breakthrough in organ transplantation, with a macaque monkey surviving for more than two years after receiving...
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Awards recognise research using animals
This yearโs prestigious Lasker Awards include scientists who have used animals as part of their research into cancer and eye diseases....
Gege Li
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Treating alcohol addiction - monkey study
US researchers have found that alcohol addiction could be reversed with a gene therapy that โresetsโ the brainโs dopamine levels, using...
Gege Li
Aug 7, 20231 min read
Scientific coalition addresses research monkey challenges
A coalition of 40 organisations, including EARA, has recently presented a set of recommendations to address the global supply shortage of...
Gege Li
Jul 24, 20231 min read
Hidden benefits of diarrhoea vaccine
A vaccine for treating a bacterial infection that commonly causes diarrhoea, may help babies grow faster, recent US research into monkeys...
Gege Li
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Improving brain function in ageing monkeys
Injecting old monkeys with a natural protein can boost their brain function, potentially leading to new treatments for neurodegenerative...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Why monkeys are used in research โ video
Two new pieces of public information on the importance of using monkeys and other animals in neuroscience research have been published...
Gege Li
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Treating eye conditions
Irish researchers have developed a new approach to treat glaucoma, tested first in mice and monkeys. Glaucoma affects around 80 million...
Gege Li
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Brain implant treats paralysed man
Excitement, with a note of caution, has greeted the news that a paralysed man has been able to walk again thanks to a brain implant that...
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