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Gege Li

Dec 22 min read

Asthma antibody treatment breakthrough

A game-changing treatment for asthma – developed using animal research – can now be used routinely to manage asthma attacks, marking the...

EU-Simia conference highlights crucial role of monkeys in research

Nuno Gonçalves

Dec 22 min read

EU-Simia conference highlights crucial role of monkeys in research

Close to 100 participants recently took part in the first international conference of EU-Simia, to discuss the crucial role of non-human...

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 251 min read

Mice liver study on multi-organ failure

UK research using mice has revealed that the ageing of cells in the liver can trigger a cascade effect leading to multi-organ failure in...

Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s

Nuno Gonçalves

Nov 111 min read

Researchers stop death of mice brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s

Research from Belgium and the UK, using mice, has shed light on a key mechanism of brain cell death caused by Alzheimer's disease....

Treating MS with gene-edited brain cells

Gege Li

Oct 211 min read

Treating MS with gene-edited brain cells

UK researchers have used gene editing to alter human brain cells and successfully repair damaged nerves in mice – a potential treatment...

Gege Li

Oct 71 min read

Reducing mice use with ultrasound

A UK institute has used ultrasound to more accurately pinpoint pregnancy in mice, which could lead to a reduction in the numbers used...

Monoclonal antibodies tackle major health threats

Gege Li

Sep 232 min read

Monoclonal antibodies tackle major health threats

Studies from the UK and US have shown how antibodies are being used against some of the world’s most challenging health problems – ...

Gege Li

Sep 21 min read

New Alzheimer’s drug

A first-of-its-kind Alzheimer’s drug that slows cognitive decline in early-stage patients, that was developed using animal research, has...

Gege Li

Sep 21 min read

Healing wounds with roundworms

Proteins produced by parasitic roundworms could offer a better way to heal skin wounds without leaving scars, a new US study has found....

Expectant mother’s microbiome affects baby brain

Nuno Gonçalves

Aug 231 min read

Expectant mother’s microbiome affects baby brain

UK research, using mice, has revealed that conditions in a mother’s gut during pregnancy influences brain development in her unborn baby....

Gege Li

Aug 192 min read

Using parasites to treat disease

By modifying different parasites, researchers have found separate ways to deliver drugs to the brain and develop a more effective vaccine...

Reducing mice in cancer research using chicken eggs – video

Gege Li

Aug 121 min read

Reducing mice in cancer research using chicken eggs – video

The value of using chicken eggs to study cancer has been highlighted in a recent video , which holds the potential to reduce how many...

Gege Li

Aug 51 min read

How diabetes damages blood vessels

Organoids derived from people with diabetes have shed light on how the condition damages blood vessels, in a study using stem cells....

Spinal cord research using chicken embryos

Nuno Gonçalves

Jul 291 min read

Spinal cord research using chicken embryos

Research with chicken embryos and human stem cells, to understand more about conditions like spina bifida, has used 3D printed sensors to...

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.

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).

Mice study offers new hope for skin disease

Nuno Gonçalves

Jul 11 min read

Mice study offers new hope for skin disease

Research from the UK using genetic therapy and mice studies has uncovered a potential treatment to reverse a rare skin disease....

Nuno Gonçalves

Jun 171 min read

Video on dog breeding for research

A video has been published showcasing the well-being and regulations involved in the breeding of dogs for scientific research in the UK,...

Gege Li

Jun 31 min read

Treating bone cancer with immunotherapy

A new type of immunotherapy, based on engineered immune cells, has successfully treated mice with bone cancer, raising the possibility...

Nuno Gonçalves

May 281 min read

Organ-on-a-chip & liver cancer

UK research, using organ-on-a-chip technology, has led to a better understanding of how human cells behave in liver cancer patients....

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