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This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.
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Genetically altered miceย shedย light on skin cancer
Researchers at EARA member the Champalimaud Foundation , in Portugal, have gained significant insightsย about the most common type of skin...
Gege Li
Feb 171 min read
EARA News Digest โ the top stories of 2024
Here is a selection of the most-read research stories in the EARA News Digest this year: In April, a study at NERF ย (a centre at EARA...
Bob Tolliday
Dec 30, 20242 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
Call for private institutions and patient associations to join the Portuguese Transparency Agreement
An EARA openness event this week in Oeiras, Portugal was hosted by the newly-formed Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM).
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Insights for Portuguese patients at EARA Discovery Day
A follow-up meeting of the EARA Patient Discovery project in Portugal, designed to encourage diabetes patient engagement.
Nuno Gonรงalves
Oct 24, 20242 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
Studying how limbs develop โ EARA Q&A video
Moisรฉs Mallo, a principal investigator at EARA member the Gulbenkian Instituteย of Science (IGC), Portugal,ย features in the latest episode...
Gege Li
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Biomedical sector in Portugal welcomes 2022 EU report on the number of animals used in research and testing
The Portuguese biomedical research sector has welcomed today the publication of comprehensive statistics, from across the EU in 2022.
Bob Tolliday
Jul 22, 20244 min read
Highlights of the first Open Week on animal research in Portugal
Portugal has hosted its first Open Week on Animal Research (6-10 May), an initiative aimed at promoting transparency and dialogue about
Bob Tolliday
Jun 7, 20243 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 20, 20241 min read
EARA patient project launches in Portugal
The Patient Discovery project event was hosted by EARA member NOVA Medical School (NMS), Lisbon, and the patient group APDP Diabetes.
Nuno Gonรงalves
May 9, 20242 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...
Bob Tolliday
May 7, 20241 min read
Portuguese Transparency Agreement - annual report 2023
Life science institutions in the Portuguese Transparency Agreement show more improvements in being open about animal research: annual report
The European Animal Research Association
May 5, 20243 min read
EARA study of EU-based websites 2024 - results in Portugal
Website study of openness on animal research in Portugal shows a wide gap between best and worst biomedical institutions
Bob Tolliday
Apr 29, 20244 min read
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria risk for pet owners
Research from Portugal has revealed that cats and dogs can transmit antibiotic-resistant bacteria to their owners.
Nuno Gonรงalves
Apr 19, 20241 min read
2023 openness in animal research โ EARA videos
Many researchers contributed to the EARA Instagram #TransparencyThursdayย Q&A series in 2023 (now on the EARA YouTube channel) where...
Gege Li
Dec 20, 20232 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...
Gege Li
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Instituiรงรตes biomรฉdicas portuguesas mostram melhorias na abertura para com a investigaรงรฃo animal
Instituiรงรตes cientรญficas e outras organizaรงรตes ligadas ร investigaรงรฃo biomรฉdica em Portugal tรชm demonstrado uma melhoria encorajadora na...
The European Animal Research Association
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Portugal moves further toward openness on animal research
The third annual report from the Portuguese Transparency Agreement, published this week, shows that most biomedical institutions have...
Nuno Gonรงalves
Nov 20, 20232 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...
Gege Li
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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