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Ana Barros
May 18, 20201 min read
Alzheimer's new treatment target
Scientists in Portugal have found a genetic sequence in mice that could be a new treatment target for Alzheimerโs disease. The team from...
Ana Barros
May 11, 20201 min read
Studies make progress in fight against malaria
A new way to help control the spread of malaria has been found by researchers, while a separate study has developed a new malaria...
Ana Barros
May 4, 20201 min read
Rat study identifies new therapeutic targets to reduce pain
Researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, have found a potential new target to reduce chronic pain which could avoid addictive...
Ana Barros
Apr 20, 20201 min read
High public acceptance of UK animal research in pandemic survey
An opinion survey by Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has shown a high public acceptance of animal research to find treatments for...
Ana Barros
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Pigs used to test new COVID-19 vaccines before humans trials
A team from the Pirbright Institute, UK, are to test new vaccines for COVID-19 using pigs as an animal model. The vaccines, developed at...
Ana Barros
Apr 3, 20202 min read
How animals are helping in Covid-19 research - a global overview
The European Animal Research Association has put together an interactive map to display the biomedical research currently underway across...
Ana Barros
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Study: Use only one animal species in some drug tests
A major study has reached a significant conclusion about the use of animal species in drug safety testing. Currently, regulators require...
Ana Barros
Mar 26, 20203 min read
EARA supports call to end embargo by transport providers in the UK and US on animal research
For immediate release 26/03/2020: Further information contact EARA Communications Manager, Bob Tolliday, o26+44 (0)7970 132801 The...
Ana Barros
Mar 23, 20201 min read
Mapping the fight against Covid-19 in Europe
Researchers across Europe are in the forefront of the search for effective drugs to fight the coronavirus. EARA has put together a map...
Ana Barros
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Cancer organoid provides new detail into how cells communicate
A study by researchers, in the UK and Canada, has revealed a new technique, using tumour organoids, to understand how cells communicate...
Ana Barros
Feb 17, 20201 min read
Discussing cancer at the European level
The Federation of European Academies of Medicine - FEAM - has announced an annual lecture focusing on cancer, one of the major issues for...
Ana Barros
Feb 17, 20201 min read
Podcasts communicating on research
Podcasts aimed at explaining about biomedical research and the use of animals and the 3Rs are cropping up online and via Twitter. Lab...
Ana Barros
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Improving openness in animal research within the European neuroscience community
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) invites you to attend a panel discussion at the FENS Forum of Neuroscience on openness in...
Ana Barros
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Coronavirus: Animal testing plays part in the race to find a vaccine
As the Chinese coronavirus spreads, scientists around the world are working non-stop to find a vaccine and animal models are a vital part...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 31, 20202 min read
EARA sets up a Brussels office
(London, 31 January, 2020) On the eve of Brexit, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) has announced that it is setting up an...
Bob Tolliday
Feb 28, 20192 min read
EARA pinpoints potential problems for transport of animals in a no-deal Brexit
EARA has highlighted the issues that could affect the efficient transportation of animals and animal related products used for research...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20192 min read
Great Britainโs biomedical research statistics for 2017 indicate fewer animals used for second conse
The latest figures released by the Home Office show a decrease in the overall use of animals in biomedical research in Great Britainโs...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
The case for proactive communications of animal statistics
Every year the United Kingdomโs Home Office (the UK ministerial department of internal affairs) publishes its statistics on animals used...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20194 min read
The wild card of animal rightsโ groups: Freedom of Information requests
EARA and Understanding Animal Research, one of our UK partners, promote the importance of universities and other research institutions...
Bob Tolliday
Jan 8, 20193 min read
Hundreds of scientists sign letter supporting primates in neuroscience
Over 400 primate and neuroscience researchers signed a letter supporting the use of non-human primates in neuroscience, which was...
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