Alzheimer’s & human data
Using human data, scientists at University of Cambridge, UK, have found that Alzheimer’s progresses in a different way than previously...
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Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Guardian video
UK newspaper, The Guardian, has explored some of the common questions about animal research in a new video. Journalist Richard Sprenger...
Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
3Rs awards
Prizes which recognised three innovations, that reduce the need for animals in research, have been won by scientists from China, the UK...
Ana Barros
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Heart valves & zebrafish
Scientists at Imperial College London, UK, have made new discoveries about how heart valves grow and develop (see video). The team, in...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Mini brains for progressive brain disease
Researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, have developed brain organoids from patients with a severe condition to improve...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 1, 20211 min read
EARA opinion piece on phase out
EARA has called on the biomedical community to be ‘less reactive and more assertive’ in its response to calls by the European Parliament...
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
UK cancer exhibition
The first-ever exhibition on cancer research in the UK, pairing patients with scientists to discuss the topic, has opened in London....
Ana Barros
Oct 18, 20211 min read
3Rs online webinars
A series of four free events hosted by a pan-European group of 3Rs centres, will take place online from this Thursday until December....
Ana Barros
Oct 4, 20211 min read
New way to fight endometriosis
Research at the University of Oxford, UK, has found a potential new way to fight endometriosis - a disease that causes pain, inflammation...
Ana Barros
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Survey on rodents in research
A survey to analyse the use and welfare of rodents in cancer research is open to collect data until the end of this month. Conducted by...
Ana Barros
Sep 27, 20211 min read
Light to kill cancer
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, UK, have found a way to target and kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells. They used...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 27, 20211 min read
Llama antibodies in Covid-19 spray
A nasal spray therapy developed in llamas, which has been shown to prevent and treat Covid-19, is now moving to clinical trials in...
Ana Barros
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Animal studies and new cholesterol jab
A new type of injection to lower cholesterol in the blood has now been approved for use both by EU and the UK. EARA member, Novartis,...
Ana Barros
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Photo prize
An image of blood vessels has won the British Heart Foundation (BHF) prize, celebrating 60 years of research funded by the charity. The...
Bob Tolliday
Aug 23, 20211 min read
UAR response to MBR protests
UK advocacy group Understanding Animal Research have published an open letter in The Times in response to protests surrounding dog...
Ana Barros
Jul 19, 20211 min read
Stem cells & Covid and Zika infections
Scientists at The Francis Crick Institute, UK, have discovered a process in mammalian stem cells that can protect against viral...
Ana Barros
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Get ready for Get on #BOARD21
On Thursday, a 24-hour social media campaign, involving 1,000 biomedical institutions across the world, will celebrate proactive...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Antibodies for dogs
Scientists at the UK firm PetMedix, have created a system which could help make better potential new antibody medicines for dogs. In...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Primates in Covid-19 video
A behind-the-scenes video, at a facility in Louisiana, USA, has highlighted the importance of studies using monkeys in the fight against...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Missing mice in media coverage
Sloppy journalism is leading to a lack of transparency on the reporting of the use of animal models in Alzheimer’s research. A study by...
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