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...
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Gege Li
Sep 91 min read
Nanoparticle heart stimulation in animal studies
Researchers in Sweden have tested a technique, that successfully stimulated the heart in different species of animals, and could offer an...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 31 min read
‘Bubbles’ in cells can help cancer treatment
Research from Sweden has used ‘bubbles’, that are released by cells as messengers, to develop a potentially more effective way to target...
Gege Li
Mar 251 min read
Could gene protect against muscle diseases?
Researchers in Sweden have discovered a gene found in the eye muscles that may help in the treatment of a severe muscle wasting disease....
Gege Li
Mar 41 min read
Observing the liver through the eye
Researchers in Sweden have found a way to understand and monitor the liver by studying it in a completely different part of the body –...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jan 151 min read
New treatment to prevent sepsis
Researchers in Sweden have made a significant discovery, using mice and pigs, by treating severe bacterial infections with a newly...
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...
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...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Dirt exposure – mice study
Researchers in Sweden are challenging the popular theory, which suggests that greater exposure to bacteria at a young age means less...
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 26, 20232 min read
EARA promotes research openness at Swedish event
In a commitment to transparency in animal research, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) and Sweden's renowned Karolinska...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 1, 20232 min read
Openness in Sweden
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) and the Karolinska Institutet invite you to discuss how to improve openness in...
Gege Li
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Tracking techniques developed in rodents
Recent studies have developed new techniques for tracking brain signals and bone development in mice and rats. Scientists at Lund...
Gege Li
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Curing horses with arthritis
Swedish researchers have successfully cured arthritic horses of their lameness, providing insights into potential human treatments....
Bob Tolliday
Apr 23, 20234 min read
Feature: How animal studies contributed to biomedical breakthroughs in 2022
Ahead of this year’s Be Open About Animal Research Day (#BOARD23), on 15 June, which highlights how the biomedical research community...
Gege Li
Mar 13, 20231 min read
‘Bioelectronics’ & brain disease
Swedish researchers have grown electrodes in the tissue of zebrafish and leeches, which could lead to mimicking technologies that can...
Maria Vlastara
Sep 5, 20221 min read
New treatment for rare brain disease
A study, on mice and patient brain tissues, sheds light on a rare disease and suggests a treatment based on routinely used blood-thinning...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 19, 20223 min read
European biomedical sector welcomes 2019 EU figures on animal research
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has welcomed the publication of comprehensive statistics for 2019, from across the...
Maria Vlastara
May 23, 20221 min read
Salamander heart study
While the human heart has a very limited capacity to regenerate itself, amphibians, such as salamanders, can easily regenerate their...
Ana Barros
Mar 7, 20221 min read
3D bioprinting & alternatives
Two European projects are seeking to reduce the use of animals in research by using 3D bioprinting. The BRIGHTER project aims to overcome...
Ana Barros
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Replacing mice to study brain cancer
Scientists at Uppsala University, Sweden, have created a new way to study brain cancer tumours and partly replace the use of mice models...
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