Detecting rare tumours using lizards
Research from the Netherlands has developed a scan that uses a compound, found in lizard saliva, to detect rare types of tumours....
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Nuno Gonçalves
Aug 51 min read
Mice study shows new mRNA vaccine safety
Research from the Netherlands, using mice, has revealed that a new type of mRNA vaccine is safe to use in the body, highlighting its...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 231 min read
Tackling memory loss with mice studies
Two separate studies, both performed in mice, are bringing insights into ways to combat memory loss in humans.
Bob Tolliday
Jul 224 min read
Biomedical sector in the Netherlands welcomes 2022 EU report on the number of animals used in research and testing
The Netherlands biomedical research sector has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU in 2022.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 151 min read
Improving breathing devices for premature births
Researchers believe they have found a better way to help premature babies with breathing difficulties, using rabbits.
The European Animal Research Association
Jul 122 min read
Parkinson’s patients learn more about research with monkeys
People with Parkinson’s have had the opportunity to learn more about biomedical research on the condition, involving the use of monkeys,...
Gege Li
Jul 12 min read
Rehoming lab rats in New Zealand
An article in Cosmos Magazine has looked at some of the rehoming initiatives for rats that have previously been used in biomedical...
Gege Li
Jun 101 min read
Replacing animal use in snakebite research
Research from the Netherlands has developed an ‘organ-on-chip’ model, based on human blood vessels, to improve how scientists study the...
Gege Li
May 201 min read
Scicomm awards for animal research
Innovative communications initiatives by researchers, as well as projects to replace and reduce the use of animals, have been recognised...
Gege Li
May 131 min read
Neuron-sized implant could help restore vision
Researchers have developed a microscopic electrical implant, tested in mice, which holds the potential to restore vision for people who have
Bob Tolliday
May 71 min read
Dutch & Portuguese annual reports on animal research transparency published
The annual reports of the Transparency Agreements (TA) on animal research in the Netherlands and Portugal, recently published, have...
The European Animal Research Association
May 32 min read
Dutch Transparency Agreement - annual report 2023
Greater communication about animal research with the Dutch public than ever before – new transparency report reveals
Bob Tolliday
Apr 295 min read
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 published
National Transparency Agreements on animal research set the
benchmark for good website content
– EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Apr 294 min read
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 - results in the Netherlands
Research institutions in Netherlands make good progress towards
website openness on animal research
- EARA website study 2024
Bob Tolliday
Mar 281 min read
Tour of Dutch animal facility highlighted
As part of a series of website blog interviews at Radboud University Medical Center, its animal research facility has opened its doors to...
Gege Li
Mar 181 min read
Could an animal studies dataset help reduce their use?
After sifting through vast numbers of research studies that used animals, scientists believe they have a basic set of data that could...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 221 min read
Brain organoids to 'revolutionise' neurosciences
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed mini-organs from human fetal brain tissue, offering a groundbreaking approach to studying...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 min read
A look back on the past year of EARA
In 2024, EARA will celebrate its 10-year anniversary and 2023 has seen a number of significant developments, which can lead the way to a...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 min read
2023 openness in animal research – EARA videos
Many researchers contributed to the EARA Instagram #TransparencyThursday Q&A series in 2023 (now on the EARA YouTube channel) where...
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...
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