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Effects of stroke on the abdomen - study in rats

Gege Li

Dec 91 min read

Effects of stroke on the abdomen - study in rats

A stroke in the brain can lead to long-lasting changes to arteries in other parts of the body, including the abdomen, according to a...

Simplifying how lab animals are monitored

Gege Li

Dec 21 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

Nov 41 min read

New ‘smart’ insulin to treat diabetes

A modified version of insulin, that can automatically control sudden drops in blood sugar, has been successfully tested in pigs and rats...

Georgios Petrellis

Oct 71 min read

Game-changer schizophrenia drug

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a revolutionary new treatment for schizophrenia – the first in 30 years. Schizophrenia...

Top US research prize recognises studies with animals

Gege Li

Sep 301 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 301 min read

Rodent study to treat cataracts

US researchers have used ground squirrels and rats to identify a protein that can reverse cataracts in the eye, which may lead to...

Treating spine injuries with animal ‘slime’

Gege Li

Sep 231 min read

Treating spine injuries with animal ‘slime’

Scientists have developed a synthetic gel, inspired by the protective ‘slime’ barrier found in many animals, which could help recovery...

Gege Li

Aug 272 min read

Insights into treating long Covid

US studies, using animals, have uncovered new information about the long-term effects of Covid-19 and the health complications it can...

German research institute counters activist protests

The European Animal Research Association

Jul 123 min read

German research institute counters activist protests

A proactive campaign by EARA member the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI), has made a determined response to a large protest, conducted by...

Gege Li

Jul 82 min read

Progress in treating tuberculosis

Recent animal research has led to new developments in the detection and treatment of the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB).

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...

Rodent teeth insights for human dentistry?

Gege Li

Jun 241 min read

Rodent teeth insights for human dentistry?

Researchers in Germany have studied the tooth structure of seven different rodent species and found a material that is key to the...

US rat studies set new hope for rare brain disease

Nuno Gonçalves

May 71 min read

US rat studies set new hope for rare brain disease

Research at Stanford University, California, is making progress to understand a rare genetic brain disease and develop potential...

Tour of Dutch animal facility highlighted

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...

Revolutionary pacemaker tested in animals

Nuno Gonçalves

Mar 281 min read

Revolutionary pacemaker tested in animals

US researchers have unveiled an ultra-thin, wireless pacemaker powered by light, marking an innovation in the treatment of heart disease....

Wound dressings using mussels and silkworms

Gege Li

Mar 251 min read

Wound dressings using mussels and silkworms

Mussels and silkworms may provide an improved alternative to dressing open wounds compared to existing methods, a South Korean study has...

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...

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

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Early-life stress alters brain in rats

US researchers have found that early-life stress in rats leads to more significant changes in brain genes than childhood head injuries....

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