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This page contains all the news outputs from EARA, including press releases and videos, EARA policy and news briefings, plus opinion pieces and significant media articles.
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EU Parliament event on animal research
Scientists gave a strong defence of the vital need to use animals in research, at a European Parliament workshop last week, which...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 7, 20222 min read
Air France ends primate transportation
The announcement by Air France, that the airline intends to end its transportation of monkeys is expected to add to the crisis already...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 4, 20221 min read
EARA statement: Air France
The announcement by Air France, that the airline intends to end the transportation of non-human primates (monkeys), adds to the current...
Bob Tolliday
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Swiss Transparency Agreement on animal research
The biomedical community in Switzerland has signed a Swiss Transparency Agreement on Animal Research, making it the ninth worldwide and...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Cancer drug aids heart attack recovery
A drug currently being used for cancer patients, can form new blood vessels after a heart attack, following research in mice and human...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 28, 20221 min read
Shedding light on brain tumours
Scientists have tested in mice, a method to find the exact extent of a tumour during brain surgery. A collaboration between the...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 28, 20221 min read
3Rs and comms awards for researchers
The first ART awards event, hosted by Animal Research Tomorrow, was held last week to recognise innovative projects by early career...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 27, 20221 min read
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Partner organisations & statements
This year, Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA Congress (16 June). More than 150...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: #TransparencyThursday
EARA #TransparencyThursday, which features regularly on our Instagram feed (and also on YouTube), is an initiative that gives the public...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Case studies and articles
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA Congress (16 June). Many institutions across...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022: Videos & live stream interviews
This year, Be Open About Animal Research Day 2022 (#BOARD22), took place on the last day of the FELASA congress (16 June), and to...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Belgium reports on animal research openness
The first annual report of biomedical institutions in Belgium, examining how they explain to the public the use of animals in research,...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 16, 20224 min read
Portugal reports on animal research openness
Biomedical institutions in Portugal, in a report published today, have shown an encouraging improvement in their openness in publicly...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 16, 20224 min read
Bio-bandage speeds healing
A bandage, based on biodegradable polymer and mucins, has been designed to help heal wounds faster in rats. The bandage, developed by...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Embryo abnormalities - mice study
Scientists, using mice, have identified a gene that plays an important role in embryo development. Researchers at the University of...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Catch EARA at the Felasa animal science conference
EARA will have a strong presence at next week's 15th Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (Felasa) Congress,...
Bob Tolliday
Jun 7, 20225 min read
Dog cancer vaccine
A cancer vaccine being developed, in the Netherlands, has been found to be effective in treating multiple types of cancers in mice and...
Maria Vlastara
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Reversing antibiotic resistance in TB
A new treatment, studied in both in cells and mice, can counter the resistance to antibiotics of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis...
Maria Vlastara
May 30, 20221 min read
Zebrafish and chemical testing
A Belgian researcher has spoken on EARA’s #TransparencyThursday Instagram series, about her research involving the use of zebrafish...
Maria Vlastara
May 30, 20221 min read
Breast cancer imaging study
A new imaging method has been developed, using mice, to allow surgeons to identify breast cancer cells more accurately. The researchers...
Maria Vlastara
May 23, 20221 min read
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