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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...
Gege Li
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Improving openness in animal research in Italy - event
A large audience at r the University of Parma, 14 November, heard a robust discussion, on the current state of openness in animal research.
Bob Tolliday
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Insights into opening blood-brain barrier with ultrasound
A Spanish study using monkeys has shed light on how sound waves can deliver drugs to the brain, for diseases such as Alzheimer’s,...
Gege Li
Nov 25, 20241 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...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Transparency advice by EARA in new lab animal book
A new publication in the book series , Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, entitled Practical Management of Research Animal Care and...
Bob Tolliday
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Can cats help us understand brain ageing in humans?
A study by US researchers suggests that the similarities in how the brains of pet cats and humans age could help us understand more...
Georgios Petrellis
Nov 21, 20241 min read
Successful cancer antibody treatment in mice
A type of antibody treatment that combines three different functions has successfully treated mice with cancer, in new research from Sweden.
Gege Li
Nov 19, 20241 min read
Innovative therapy treats fatal skin disease
A patient with a life-threatening skin disease has been successfully treated following research that combined the use of mice, artificial...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Horseshoe crabs to be replaced in essential US medical testing
Following a change in US policy, a test that uses the blood of horseshoe crabs can now be replaced by a synthetic alternative. The blood...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 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....
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Link between gut bacteria & controlling stress
Bacteria in the gut play a key role in the control of stress throughout the day, by interacting with the body’s internal clock, a study...
Gege Li
Nov 11, 20241 min read
New ‘smart’ insulin to treat diabetes
A modified version of insulin, that can automatically control sudden drops in blood sugar, has been successfully tested in pigs and rats...
Gege Li
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Recreating the human immune system in mice
Human-like immune systems can now be recreated in mice, using special blood cells, a Spanish study has shown. Immunity plays an...
Gege Li
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Sperm protein complex unlocks the key to life
Research from Austria has unveiled the ‘lock-and-key’ mechanism of human fertilisation, using studies in zebrafish, mice, and human...
Nuno Gonçalves
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Detecting rare tumours using lizards
Research from the Netherlands has developed a scan that uses a compound, found in lizard saliva, to detect rare types of tumours....
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Understanding resistance to Covid-19 in bats
US researchers have gained insights into how bats resist getting ill from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. Bats can be...
Gege Li
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Call for private institutions and patient associations to join the Portuguese Transparency Agreement
An EARA openness event this week in Oeiras, Portugal was hosted by the newly-formed Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM).
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 24, 20242 min read
Insights for Portuguese patients at EARA Discovery Day
A follow-up meeting of the EARA Patient Discovery project in Portugal, designed to encourage diabetes patient engagement.
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 24, 20242 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 21, 20241 min read
Insights on herpes infections, using mice
Two different studies, from the USA and Brazil, have used mice infected with herpes viruses to understand more about viral infections, as...
Gege Li
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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