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10 organisations carried out half of animal research in Great Britain in 2024.
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#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
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#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
Ten organisations account for half of all animal research in Great Britain in 2024
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October 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
10 organisations carried out half of animal research in Great Britain in 2024.
More information here:
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/ten-org...
#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
More information here:
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/ten-org...
#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
Today, the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain in 2024, have been released.
In 2024, 2,637,578 procedures were carried out on animals for scientific purposes.
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#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
In 2024, 2,637,578 procedures were carried out on animals for scientific purposes.
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/animal-...
#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
Animal research statistics for Great Britain, 2024
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today, the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain in 2024, have been released.
In 2024, 2,637,578 procedures were carried out on animals for scientific purposes.
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/animal-...
#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
In 2024, 2,637,578 procedures were carried out on animals for scientific purposes.
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/animal-...
#AnimalStats #AnimalResearch
New research in mice has shown it may be possible to reverse lung scarring caused by severe asthma - damage once thought to be permanent.
🔗Read the full article here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24716/
#AnimalResearch #Asthma #MedicalResearch
🔗Read the full article here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24716/
#AnimalResearch #Asthma #MedicalResearch
October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New research in mice has shown it may be possible to reverse lung scarring caused by severe asthma - damage once thought to be permanent.
🔗Read the full article here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24716/
#AnimalResearch #Asthma #MedicalResearch
🔗Read the full article here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24716/
#AnimalResearch #Asthma #MedicalResearch
Fear keeps us safe - but when overactive, it can drive anxiety & PTSD.
With a new Discovery Award, Prof. Tiago Branco will explore how genetics & experience shape threat sensitivity in mice to unlock new treatments.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/unlocki...
#AnimalResearch
With a new Discovery Award, Prof. Tiago Branco will explore how genetics & experience shape threat sensitivity in mice to unlock new treatments.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/unlocki...
#AnimalResearch
Unlocking the secrets of fear in mice: a Wellcome discovery award
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fear keeps us safe - but when overactive, it can drive anxiety & PTSD.
With a new Discovery Award, Prof. Tiago Branco will explore how genetics & experience shape threat sensitivity in mice to unlock new treatments.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/unlocki...
#AnimalResearch
With a new Discovery Award, Prof. Tiago Branco will explore how genetics & experience shape threat sensitivity in mice to unlock new treatments.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/unlocki...
#AnimalResearch
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for uncovering how the immune system distinguishes between harmful invaders and the body’s own tissues.
Take a look at our summary for key stats and facts about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
#AnimalResearch #NobelPrize
Take a look at our summary for key stats and facts about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
#AnimalResearch #NobelPrize
October 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for uncovering how the immune system distinguishes between harmful invaders and the body’s own tissues.
Take a look at our summary for key stats and facts about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
#AnimalResearch #NobelPrize
Take a look at our summary for key stats and facts about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
#AnimalResearch #NobelPrize
Our Head of Policy & Media, Chris Magee, featured on the Sounds of Science podcast to unpack new FDA & EU directives on animal research, public misinformation (dating back to Darwin!), and the future of alternatives.
🔗 Tune in here: www.criver.com/eureka/regul...
🔗 Tune in here: www.criver.com/eureka/regul...
Regulations and Realities in Lab Animal Use | Charles River
Explore evolving global policies on lab animal use, FDA and EU directives, and the push toward validated non-animal research alternatives.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Our Head of Policy & Media, Chris Magee, featured on the Sounds of Science podcast to unpack new FDA & EU directives on animal research, public misinformation (dating back to Darwin!), and the future of alternatives.
🔗 Tune in here: www.criver.com/eureka/regul...
🔗 Tune in here: www.criver.com/eureka/regul...
New research in mice is challenging traditional neuroscience.
Scientists have found that decision-making is spread across the whole brain, recorded from 650,000 neurons in 279 regions.
🔗https://wellcome.org/news/first-detailed-map-brain-activity-reveals-decision-making-mice
Scientists have found that decision-making is spread across the whole brain, recorded from 650,000 neurons in 279 regions.
🔗https://wellcome.org/news/first-detailed-map-brain-activity-reveals-decision-making-mice
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New research in mice is challenging traditional neuroscience.
Scientists have found that decision-making is spread across the whole brain, recorded from 650,000 neurons in 279 regions.
🔗https://wellcome.org/news/first-detailed-map-brain-activity-reveals-decision-making-mice
Scientists have found that decision-making is spread across the whole brain, recorded from 650,000 neurons in 279 regions.
🔗https://wellcome.org/news/first-detailed-map-brain-activity-reveals-decision-making-mice
The NHS has approved a new daily pill – linzagolix – for endometriosis.
Animal studies helped scientists prove its safety & effectiveness. Now, patients finally have a new option.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani....
#Endometriosis #WomensHealth
Animal studies helped scientists prove its safety & effectiveness. Now, patients finally have a new option.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani....
#Endometriosis #WomensHealth
September 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The NHS has approved a new daily pill – linzagolix – for endometriosis.
Animal studies helped scientists prove its safety & effectiveness. Now, patients finally have a new option.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani....
#Endometriosis #WomensHealth
Animal studies helped scientists prove its safety & effectiveness. Now, patients finally have a new option.
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani....
#Endometriosis #WomensHealth
New research finds that older cats with dementia develop brain changes strikingly similar to humans with Alzheimer’s.
This could open doors to treatments benefiting both people and pets.
🔗 www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-dem...
#Alzheimers #AnimalResearch #MedicalResearch
This could open doors to treatments benefiting both people and pets.
🔗 www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-dem...
#Alzheimers #AnimalResearch #MedicalResearch
Cats get dementia too. And they might be the key to new human treatments | BBC Science Focus Magazine
New research has found that our feline friends develop dementia in a similar way to human Alzheimer’s Disease, opening the door to further research.
www.sciencefocus.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New research finds that older cats with dementia develop brain changes strikingly similar to humans with Alzheimer’s.
This could open doors to treatments benefiting both people and pets.
🔗 www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-dem...
#Alzheimers #AnimalResearch #MedicalResearch
This could open doors to treatments benefiting both people and pets.
🔗 www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-dem...
#Alzheimers #AnimalResearch #MedicalResearch
Oxford researchers have discovered a new “pain gene” that could lead to safer, more effective treatments for chronic pain.
Using genetic data from people - and confirming results in mice - the team revealed how nerve cells send pain signals.
🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#AnimalResearch
Using genetic data from people - and confirming results in mice - the team revealed how nerve cells send pain signals.
🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#AnimalResearch
September 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Oxford researchers have discovered a new “pain gene” that could lead to safer, more effective treatments for chronic pain.
Using genetic data from people - and confirming results in mice - the team revealed how nerve cells send pain signals.
🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#AnimalResearch
Using genetic data from people - and confirming results in mice - the team revealed how nerve cells send pain signals.
🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#AnimalResearch
Using transparent zebrafish embryos, scientists at @crick.ac.uk filmed beating hearts in 3D and revealed how cells stretch + move to build vital structures.
🔗 www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#Zebrafish #AnimalResearch
🔗 www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#Zebrafish #AnimalResearch
Investigating the rhythm of heart development
New research in zebrafish shows how embryos build a functional heart that keeps beating for life.
www.crick.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Using transparent zebrafish embryos, scientists at @crick.ac.uk filmed beating hearts in 3D and revealed how cells stretch + move to build vital structures.
🔗 www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#Zebrafish #AnimalResearch
🔗 www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
#Zebrafish #AnimalResearch
What makes some brains more threat-sensitive than others?
Prof. Tiago Branco and his lab just received a Wellcome Discovery Award to study this across different mouse species; it could lead to breakthroughs in how we treat anxiety & PTSD.
🔗 Full story: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Prof. Tiago Branco and his lab just received a Wellcome Discovery Award to study this across different mouse species; it could lead to breakthroughs in how we treat anxiety & PTSD.
🔗 Full story: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
August 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What makes some brains more threat-sensitive than others?
Prof. Tiago Branco and his lab just received a Wellcome Discovery Award to study this across different mouse species; it could lead to breakthroughs in how we treat anxiety & PTSD.
🔗 Full story: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Prof. Tiago Branco and his lab just received a Wellcome Discovery Award to study this across different mouse species; it could lead to breakthroughs in how we treat anxiety & PTSD.
🔗 Full story: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Human cell cultures instead of animals? A UK team have developed a cell-based test for botulinum and tetanus toxins that’s 10x more sensitive than mouse testing.
Will this be the new global standard for toxin testing?
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/replaci...
Will this be the new global standard for toxin testing?
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/replaci...
Replacing animals with human cell cultures in pharmaceutical toxin safety tests
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk
August 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Human cell cultures instead of animals? A UK team have developed a cell-based test for botulinum and tetanus toxins that’s 10x more sensitive than mouse testing.
Will this be the new global standard for toxin testing?
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/replaci...
Will this be the new global standard for toxin testing?
🔗 www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/replaci...
Being open about #AnimalResearch means building trust with the public, helping people understand that this is essential work that is done for the benefit of society.
#Openness #AnimalTesting #BOARD25 #transparency
#Openness #AnimalTesting #BOARD25 #transparency
June 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Being open about #AnimalResearch means building trust with the public, helping people understand that this is essential work that is done for the benefit of society.
#Openness #AnimalTesting #BOARD25 #transparency
#Openness #AnimalTesting #BOARD25 #transparency
#Herpesviruses occur in all vertebrates from mice to elephants and also in birds, turtles, reptiles, fish and even oysters. Baboons are no exception.
More info : www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/ten-ani...
#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
More info : www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/ten-ani...
#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
May 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#Herpesviruses occur in all vertebrates from mice to elephants and also in birds, turtles, reptiles, fish and even oysters. Baboons are no exception.
More info : www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/ten-ani...
#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
More info : www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/ten-ani...
#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
New research #InMice from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social suggests a common diabetes drug, Metformin, could be effective in preventing leukaemia.
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#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
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#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
April 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
New research #InMice from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social suggests a common diabetes drug, Metformin, could be effective in preventing leukaemia.
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#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
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#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
The search for a gene responsible for congenital deafness has moved a step closer thanks to a new study from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Computer-based methods were used to predict more than 150 potential Six1 targets in ear progenitor cells from chick embryos.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/candida...
Computer-based methods were used to predict more than 150 potential Six1 targets in ear progenitor cells from chick embryos.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/candida...
Candidate deafness genes revealed in new study
New candidate genes which could be responsible for deafness have been identified.
www.kcl.ac.uk
April 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The search for a gene responsible for congenital deafness has moved a step closer thanks to a new study from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Computer-based methods were used to predict more than 150 potential Six1 targets in ear progenitor cells from chick embryos.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/candida...
Computer-based methods were used to predict more than 150 potential Six1 targets in ear progenitor cells from chick embryos.
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/candida...
Even just thinking you’re hungry could change your immune system – new research #InMice @uniofmanchester.bsky.social
"In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger can change the number of immune cells in the blood, even when the animals hadn’t actually fasted." #AnimalResearch
"In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger can change the number of immune cells in the blood, even when the animals hadn’t actually fasted." #AnimalResearch
April 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Even just thinking you’re hungry could change your immune system – new research #InMice @uniofmanchester.bsky.social
"In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger can change the number of immune cells in the blood, even when the animals hadn’t actually fasted." #AnimalResearch
"In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger can change the number of immune cells in the blood, even when the animals hadn’t actually fasted." #AnimalResearch
Will Non-Animal Approaches Replace Some or All of Animal Testing?
Read here: www.criver.com/eureka/will-...
Read here: www.criver.com/eureka/will-...
March 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Will Non-Animal Approaches Replace Some or All of Animal Testing?
Read here: www.criver.com/eureka/will-...
Read here: www.criver.com/eureka/will-...
What animal research was behind the 2025 Brain Prize?
Learn more about the details of the animal studies in our new article: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
Learn more about the details of the animal studies in our new article: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
March 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What animal research was behind the 2025 Brain Prize?
Learn more about the details of the animal studies in our new article: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
Learn more about the details of the animal studies in our new article: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
New research from the University of Cambridge has uncovered how aspirin might prevent cancer metastasis. The study, conducted in mice, found that aspirin blocks a molecule called TXA2, which normally suppresses immune cells that fight cancer.
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
March 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New research from the University of Cambridge has uncovered how aspirin might prevent cancer metastasis. The study, conducted in mice, found that aspirin blocks a molecule called TXA2, which normally suppresses immune cells that fight cancer.
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
For many people who work with animals in research, it can be difficult to know how to discuss the subject with people. This webinar aims to help you prepare for the moment when asked: ‘So, what do you do?’
This webinar is open to everyone.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/419177...
This webinar is open to everyone.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/419177...
March 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For many people who work with animals in research, it can be difficult to know how to discuss the subject with people. This webinar aims to help you prepare for the moment when asked: ‘So, what do you do?’
This webinar is open to everyone.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/419177...
This webinar is open to everyone.
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/419177...
In the decade since the creation of the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research, 64 signatories publish statistics on the number and species of animals used in research. Before 2014, that number was 0.
Transparency is the best way forward in improving research, animal welfare, & public dialogue.
Transparency is the best way forward in improving research, animal welfare, & public dialogue.
March 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In the decade since the creation of the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research, 64 signatories publish statistics on the number and species of animals used in research. Before 2014, that number was 0.
Transparency is the best way forward in improving research, animal welfare, & public dialogue.
Transparency is the best way forward in improving research, animal welfare, & public dialogue.
Did you know birds have accents?
Some birds develop completely new phrases within their songs creating what have been described as “dialects.”
Learn more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/did-you...
Some birds develop completely new phrases within their songs creating what have been described as “dialects.”
Learn more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/did-you...
Did you know … Birds have accents
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Did you know birds have accents?
Some birds develop completely new phrases within their songs creating what have been described as “dialects.”
Learn more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/did-you...
Some birds develop completely new phrases within their songs creating what have been described as “dialects.”
Learn more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/did-you...
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‼️ Empowering Animal Lab Workers to Share Their Stories —
@whenwejustify.bsky.social’s 3Rs webinar is now on YouTube! 📺✨
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/tFFXUqV0a7g
🔹 227 participants
🌍 26 countries
💡 Insights on #3Rs & #AnimalResearch
#LabAnimalScience #aRukon
@whenwejustify.bsky.social’s 3Rs webinar is now on YouTube! 📺✨
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/tFFXUqV0a7g
🔹 227 participants
🌍 26 countries
💡 Insights on #3Rs & #AnimalResearch
#LabAnimalScience #aRukon
3Rs Webinar: The Case for Justify: Empowering Animal Lab Workers to Share Their Stories
YouTube video by BerlinerLandestierschutzbeauftragte
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February 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
‼️ Empowering Animal Lab Workers to Share Their Stories —
@whenwejustify.bsky.social’s 3Rs webinar is now on YouTube! 📺✨
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/tFFXUqV0a7g
🔹 227 participants
🌍 26 countries
💡 Insights on #3Rs & #AnimalResearch
#LabAnimalScience #aRukon
@whenwejustify.bsky.social’s 3Rs webinar is now on YouTube! 📺✨
Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/tFFXUqV0a7g
🔹 227 participants
🌍 26 countries
💡 Insights on #3Rs & #AnimalResearch
#LabAnimalScience #aRukon