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Brain wave makes monkeys remember after a distraction
Scientists in the US have discovered how the brain can recover from a distraction to return to the task at hand, in a study using monkeys.
Helena Pinheiro
Nov 10, 20251 min read
How mice’s brains respond to fear and “jump scares”
Researchers in the US have identified a previously unknown brain circuit that controls how mice respond to sudden threats and recover from fear.
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 27, 20251 min read
EARA COMMENT: Nature highlights polarised discourse over the value of animal research
Two comment articles with opposite perspectives about the role of animals in biomedical research have been featured in Nature.
The European Animal Research Association
Oct 24, 20252 min read
Organoids mimic key kidney functions
Researchers in the US have developed lab-grown kidneys (organoids) that, for the first time, could produce urine when transplanted into mice.
Georgios Petrellis
Oct 20, 20251 min read
Alzheimer’s protein fights cancer in mice
Researchers in the US have found that amyloid beta, a hallmark in Alzheimer’s, can strengthen immune responses and reduce tumour growth in mice.
Inês Serrenho
Oct 13, 20251 min read
Mice studies were key for 2025 Nobel Prize research
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three researchers — Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell — for discovering how the immune system is kept in check, based on studies in mice.
Helena Pinheiro
Oct 6, 20252 min read
Gerbils reveal how hearing works
Scientists in the US, in a study using gerbils, have kept tissue from a crucial inner ear organ alive outside the body, creating an unprecedented system that could allow researchers to understand how hearing works and test potential treatments for hearing loss.
Inês Serrenho
Oct 6, 20251 min read
First lung organ chip with immune response to flu infection
US researchers have developed the first lung organ-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a development that could significantly improve the ability to mimic the living organ and model disease.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 29, 20251 min read
Huntington’s disease breakthrough is due to animal research
A prominent gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for Huntington’s disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human clinical trials.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 29, 20251 min read
CRISPR-GPT: new AI tool speeds up cancer research
A new artificial intelligence tool, developed in the US, helps researchers plan and carry out experiments using CRISPR, the widely used gene-editing technology.
Inês Serrenho
Sep 22, 20251 min read
Transparent mouse scalp opens window into brain development
US scientists have developed a new method that turns the mouse scalp transparent, making it possible to image the living brain during its development.
Inês Serrenho
Sep 8, 20251 min read
First atlas of lifetime supply of eggs in primate ovaries
US researchers have mapped the formation of the lifetime supply of eggs in a study using monkeys, which could inform the study of ovarian diseases and advance treatments for infertility and hormonal disorders.
Helena Pinheiro
Sep 1, 20251 min read
AI-designed antibiotics clear drug-resistant infections in mice
Researchers in the US used artificial intelligence to discover two new antibiotics that can clear superbugs in mice infected with MRSA and drug-resistant gonorrhoea.
Inês Serrenho
Aug 25, 20251 min read
Lithium could reverse Alzheimer's symptoms – study in mice and humans
Researchers in the US found that lithium, a metal naturally present in the brain, could protect and reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, in a study using human samples and mice.
Helena Pinheiro
Aug 18, 20251 min read
From mice and monkeys to first-in-human: new cell therapy for diabetes type 1
A man with type 1 diabetes can now produce his own insulin after receiving a transplant of genetically edited pancreatic cells. The procedure, developed in Sweden and the US, was tested for the first time in a human, following earlier tests in mice and monkeys.
Inês Serrenho
Aug 18, 20251 min read
Not all probiotics help the gut
A study in the US has found that not all probiotic bacteria are beneficial after antibiotic treatment, with some types of probiotics...
Inês Serrenho
Aug 11, 20251 min read
Weight loss drugs may slow ageing
Research from the United States shows that semaglutide, the active component of weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, slowed biological...
Nuno Gonçalves
Aug 11, 20251 min read
Seasonal flu may offer some protection against bird flu, in ferrets and humans
Research from the US in ferrets shows that previous infections with seasonal flu viruses or vaccinations might offer some limited...
Nuno Gonçalves
Aug 4, 20252 min read
New multi-region brain organoid to study neurological diseases
US-based researchers have developed a new organoid containing nerve cells from multiple brain regions to study brain development and...
Inês Serrenho
Aug 4, 20251 min read
Mice study breakthrough in cancer CAR-T cell therapy
Researchers in the US have been able to safely generate CAR-T cells within the body of mice, possibly solving major limitations of this therapy, which revolutionised the treatment of many blood cancers.
Helena Pinheiro
Jul 28, 20252 min read
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