Animal study insights into bird flu
Following an outbreak of bird flu in cattle, researchers are trying understand the potential of the disease to cause infection in humans.
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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 151 min read
Pill hope to treat sickle cell disease
A drug to treat sickle cell disease has performed well in mice and monkeys, overcoming some of the limitations of current treatments.
Gege Li
Jul 11 min read
Understanding ageing with blood stem cells
Stem cells, that develop into blood cells, age differently in individual mice, a US study has found, providing new insights into how this...
Gege Li
Jun 241 min read
Explaining sex differences in pain
Males and females differ in their experience of pain due to differences in specialised nerve cells, a recent US study in mice, monkeys...
Gege Li
Jun 171 min read
New antibiotic to tackle antimicrobial resistance?
US researchers have found a new antibiotic that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in mice, without targeting healthy gut bacteria....
Gege Li
Jun 102 min read
How gut bacteria affect health, using mice
Two US studies have used mice to shed light on the remarkable effects of gut bacteria, both on improving cancer treatment and in the...
Gege Li
Jun 32 min read
Progress in treating diabetes
Animal studies from Australia and the US have developed new ways to manage and effectively treat type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an...
Gege Li
May 281 min read
HIV vaccine approach shows promise
A US strategy for developing a vaccine for HIV, based on training the immune system, is providing hope for an effective future treatment....
Nuno Gonçalves
May 131 min read
Hybrid brain replaces sense of smell in mice
US scientists have transferred the sense of smell from rats into the brains of purpose-bred mice, in a world first.
Nuno Gonçalves
May 71 min read
US rat studies set new hope for rare brain disease
Research at Stanford University, California, is making progress to understand a rare genetic brain disease and develop potential...
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 221 min read
Understanding how tardigrades withstand radiation
US research has revealed how tardigrades, often considered the most indestructible animals on Earth, survive extreme levels of radiation.
Bob Tolliday
Apr 81 min read
Website content on animal research
Some examples of openness about animal research on the websites of biomedical institutions in Spain and the USA have come to our...
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 81 min read
Dog study unveils cancer vaccine promise
Researchers from the US have developed a cancer vaccine able to slow or halt the progression of certain cancers in dogs. Cancer remains a...
Gege Li
Mar 281 min read
First pig kidney transplant to living human
A 62-year-old man with terminal kidney disease has successfully received a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig. The world...
Nuno Gonçalves
Mar 281 min read
Revolutionary pacemaker tested in animals
US researchers have unveiled an ultra-thin, wireless pacemaker powered by light, marking an innovation in the treatment of heart disease....
Nuno Gonçalves
Mar 251 min read
Cows provide possible solution to insulin supply
US research has revealed that genetically altered cows can produce human insulin proteins in their milk, giving hope of solving the...
Nuno Gonçalves
Mar 181 min read
Mice study provides new hope for infertility
Researchers in the US are pioneering a technique that could revolutionise in vitro fertilisation (IVF) by creating eggs from skin cells....
Gege Li
Mar 131 min read
TB vaccine treats liver cancer in mice
Researchers in the US have found that the vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) can also shrink the tumours of mice with liver cancer and prolong...
Gege Li
Mar 131 min read
Using AI to detect brainwaves
An improved way to detect brainwaves, using artificial intelligence (AI) models trained on animal data, has been developed by Spanish...
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