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Call to join US openness initiative
An initiative in the US to help bring about a future Transparency Agreement (TA), on the use of animals in research, has been launched....
Bob Tolliday
Oct 16, 20231 min read
German researchers warn of pressures to stop animal research
Scientists have spoken out about how the pressure by German authorities to prevent biomedical studies using animals is becoming...
Gege Li
Oct 13, 20232 min read
The necessity of animal research highlighted on Belgian TV
A Belgian TV programme featuring a leading researcher in neuroscience has recently presented a stimulating discussion on whether animal...
Gege Li
Oct 13, 20232 min read
A decade of dialogue – EARA gains its 150th member
The European Animal Research Association (EARA) has now welcomed its 150th member institution, and to mark this achievement, EARA senior...
Gege Li
Oct 11, 20237 min read
Nobel for Covid vaccines research using animals
This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine has gone to two researchers whose pioneering work relied on mice to develop messenger RNA (mRNA)...
Gege Li
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Dirt exposure – mice study
Researchers in Sweden are challenging the popular theory, which suggests that greater exposure to bacteria at a young age means less...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Dutch institute hails use of animals in cancer research
EARA member the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its animal facility with a symposium...
Gege Li
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Meeting the public at Researchers' Night
This year’s European Researchers’ Night provided a great opportunity to talk directly to the public about the use of animals in...
Bob Tolliday
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Research reduces animal use in gene editing
An innovative gene editing process can reduce the number of animal experiments needed to study complex genetic diseases, according to...
Gege Li
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Insights into kidney injury using mice
Danish researchers have found that kidney damage after injury can spread to unaffected areas in mice, providing new insights to improve...
Gege Li
Oct 2, 20231 min read
Animal studies into regrowing teeth
Japanese scientists are making progress in tooth regeneration, with successful results in mice, ferrets and dogs. It is hoped the...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 2, 20231 min read
EARA Patient Discovery project launched
EARA’s Patient Discovery initiative, aimed at raising awareness about the use of animals in research among patient groups, has had a...
The European Animal Research Association
Sep 29, 20233 min read
EARA promotes research openness at Swedish event
In a commitment to transparency in animal research, the European Animal Research Association (EARA) and Sweden's renowned Karolinska...
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Discovering how neurons die in Alzheimer’s
The cause of brain neuron death in Alzheimer’s disease – a key hallmark of the condition – has finally been identified, according to a...
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Awards recognise research using animals
This year’s prestigious Lasker Awards include scientists who have used animals as part of their research into cancer and eye diseases....
Gege Li
Sep 25, 20231 min read
US campaign highlights animal studies
An innovative US social media campaign, aimed at increasing public support for animal studies, which benefit humans and animals alike,...
Bob Tolliday
Sep 25, 20231 min read
'Inverse vaccine' for autoimmune diseases
US researchers have used mice to develop an ‘inverse vaccine’ with the potential to combat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis....
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Clues in the skull to treat brain diseases
Immune cells in the bone marrow of the skull could provide new ways to diagnose and treat neurological diseases, recent research in mice...
Gege Li
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Understanding movement & behaviour
Two separate studies in zebrafish have shed light on how the brain controls movement, providing valuable insights into behaviour and the...
Gege Li
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Gut bacteria insights into colon cancer
Canadian researchers have uncovered promising results in the battle against colon cancer, in research using mice. The study, at the...
Nuno Gonçalves
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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