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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
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
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
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
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...
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.
ow.ly/IAvF50VG9VJ
#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
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#AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting
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.
A new treatment first found successful in mice has officially shrunk the tumour of a man living with advanced #LiverCancer in half.
Learn more: news.stv.tv/scotland/man...
#AnimalResearch
Learn more: news.stv.tv/scotland/man...
#AnimalResearch
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A new treatment first found successful in mice has officially shrunk the tumour of a man living with advanced #LiverCancer in half.
Learn more: news.stv.tv/scotland/man...
#AnimalResearch
Learn more: news.stv.tv/scotland/man...
#AnimalResearch
In a historic decision, the US FDA has approved the first clinical trial to test whether pig organs can be safely implanted into humans. Six patients will be receiving kidneys from genetically modified pigs.
Learn more more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-sci...
#AnimalResearch
Learn more more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-sci...
#AnimalResearch
February 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In a historic decision, the US FDA has approved the first clinical trial to test whether pig organs can be safely implanted into humans. Six patients will be receiving kidneys from genetically modified pigs.
Learn more more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-sci...
#AnimalResearch
Learn more more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-sci...
#AnimalResearch
Don't forget to sign up for our webinar next Thursday on tips for communicating animal research with Hannah, our Head of Communications & Engagement: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Don't forget to sign up for our webinar next Thursday on tips for communicating animal research with Hannah, our Head of Communications & Engagement: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Animals also benefit from animal research, as medical research carried out on animals leads directly to veterinary treatments: www.animalresearch.info/en/medical-a...
February 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Animals also benefit from animal research, as medical research carried out on animals leads directly to veterinary treatments: www.animalresearch.info/en/medical-a...
Yesterday we were at the Francis Crick Institute for an Institute of Animal Technology event, and our intern, Aidan, presented a new poster on UAR resources that help people communicate animal research 🐁
February 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yesterday we were at the Francis Crick Institute for an Institute of Animal Technology event, and our intern, Aidan, presented a new poster on UAR resources that help people communicate animal research 🐁
Sheep scab is a a devastating condition that affects flocks across the UK. Thanks to prior research, there are currently two types of treatments available to prevent the condition, but further research and better treatment options are urgently needed. Learn more: moredun.org.uk/news/researc...
January 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Sheep scab is a a devastating condition that affects flocks across the UK. Thanks to prior research, there are currently two types of treatments available to prevent the condition, but further research and better treatment options are urgently needed. Learn more: moredun.org.uk/news/researc...
We share your concerns about animal welfare and the passion for advancing science in ethical and responsible ways while still acknowledging that science and medicine are not currently in a position to eliminate it completely.
January 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We share your concerns about animal welfare and the passion for advancing science in ethical and responsible ways while still acknowledging that science and medicine are not currently in a position to eliminate it completely.
A new treatment for Parkinson’s disease is now helping people across the globe who are suffering from the condition. What was the animal research behind it and why were animals needed?
Read more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
Read more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
January 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A new treatment for Parkinson’s disease is now helping people across the globe who are suffering from the condition. What was the animal research behind it and why were animals needed?
Read more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
Read more: www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-ani...
🧵Here are four things you should know about animal research in the UK:
1) You cannot use a living animal in a scientific experiment if an alternative method exists that can achieve the same results.
1) You cannot use a living animal in a scientific experiment if an alternative method exists that can achieve the same results.
January 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🧵Here are four things you should know about animal research in the UK:
1) You cannot use a living animal in a scientific experiment if an alternative method exists that can achieve the same results.
1) You cannot use a living animal in a scientific experiment if an alternative method exists that can achieve the same results.