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Accelerating drug discovery in animals
Biotechnology companies are increasingly looking to large-scale animal studies, that can test multiple potential treatments at once, to...
Gege Li
Aug 19, 20241 min read
Sheep studies on new biomaterials
Using sheep, separate studies from France and the US have uncovered potential biomaterial treatments for heart disease and cartilage...
Nuno Gonçalves
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Monkey study for treating Parkinson’s
Researchers in the US have delivered human neurons, that are damaged in Parkinson’s, into monkeys as a new approach for treating the...
Gege Li
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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.
Bob Tolliday
Jul 23, 20241 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.
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 23, 20241 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 15, 20241 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
Jul 1, 20241 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 24, 20241 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 17, 20241 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 10, 20242 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
Jun 3, 20242 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....
Gege Li
May 28, 20241 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
May 7, 20241 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.
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 22, 20241 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...
Bob Tolliday
Apr 8, 20241 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...
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 8, 20241 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...
Gege Li
Mar 28, 20241 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 28, 20241 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 25, 20241 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....
Nuno Gonçalves
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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