Tours of animal facilities at Zurich
EARA member the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland, is hosting tours of its animal facilities this summer, for its staff and...
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Bob Tolliday
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Swiss awards & 3Rs
Researchers from Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland have been recognised for their innovative work in science communication and in...
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...
Gege Li
May 9, 20231 min read
Podcast: animal researcher & trauma studies
A Swiss researcher has featured in a podcast describing her research on trauma using mice. Neuroscientist Professor Isabelle Mansuy...
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
Apr 14, 20231 min read
New methods for studying animal brains
Recent studies have successfully developed new ways to look at the brains of mice, to provide new insights and understanding. US...
Gege Li
Feb 20, 20231 min read
EARA video on cancer research studies
The latest episode of EARA’s #TransparencyThursday Instagram series features Dr Tommaso Virgilio, a cancer researcher at the Institute...
Gege Li
Feb 13, 20231 min read
Scientific awards and animal research
Two prestigious prizes have praised the work of scientists, in Switzerland and Canada, whose significant discoveries used animals in...
Gege Li
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Nasal spray heals rat brain after a stroke
A nasal spray, that delivers a shot of antibodies directly to the brain, can help to heal some of the damage caused by a stroke,...
Gege Li
Jan 16, 20231 min read
A robotic tool to study zebrafish embryos
Studying the growth and development of embryos could be improved by using robots to perform microscopic surgeries. In research,...
Gege Li
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Feature on research animals – mice
EARA has published a feature article outlining how and why mice are used in scientific research, and the main areas that involve these...
Gege Li
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Tumours in mice grow faster at night
The ability of an animal’s immune system to fight cancer is dependent on the time of day, according to new research using mice....
Gege Li
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Tracking immune cells in mouse tumours
Swiss researchers have found a method to monitor immune cells, in brain and breast tumours of mice, without the use of invasive cancer...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Student workshop on animal research
EARA has taken part in the first workshop, held by Europe's leading universities, to show students how best to communicate about animal...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Toxicity testing without using fish
Swiss and Dutch scientists are working on a four-year project to replace the use of fish in toxicity testing. The project has received...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Insights into how a rare disease develops
Using studies in mice and patients, researchers have discovered what triggers a rare, severe autoimmune disease. ANCA-associated...
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...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Swiss Transparency Agreement on animal research
The biomedical community in Switzerland has signed a Swiss Transparency Agreement on Animal Research, making it the ninth worldwide and...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Case studies and articles
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA Congress (16 June). Many institutions across...
Maria Vlastara
May 30, 20221 min read
Reversing antibiotic resistance in TB
A new treatment, studied in both in cells and mice, can counter the resistance to antibiotics of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis...
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