Can an irregular heartbeat increase dementia risk? 🫀

Dr Adjanie Patabendige’s animal-free research at the University of Derby uses a human blood-brain barrier model + real ECG rhythms to uncover the link.

Hear more on today's 🎧 #podcast!

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Say goodbye to animal gelatin & hello ThermoPIGs 🐷

Every year, ~65M animals are used to make gelatin for research + medicine. Dr Sam Aspinall’s synthetic “ThermoPIGs” mimic gelatin – but without animals.

We talk to Sam on tomorrow's #AnimalFreeLabcast #podcast!

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In Ep41 of the #AnimalFreeLabcast, Dr Gemma Davies tackles your top Qs:

❌ Why do we still test on animals, despite the risks
🧬 Which diseases use the most animals
👩‍🔬 Why Gemma walked away from research

Listen: animalfreeresearchuk.org/our-podcast

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Dr Nick Peake is changing #BowelCancerResearch with models that use donated human surgical tissue, delivering results that truly reflect the human body.

Hear more on ep31 of the #AnimalFreeLabcast: animalfreeresearchuk.org/our-podcast

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On today's #podcast Dr Stephanie Modi reveals why animal-derived antibodies are holding science back, and introduces our pioneering database to help researchers switch to more ethical and reliable alternatives 🔬

Listen: www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/our-podcast

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Antibodies are vital in medicine & research, but most are still made using animals. It’s unethical, unreliable & fuelling a reproducibility crisis. 🧬

On tomorrow’s #AnimalFreeLabcast, Dr Stephanie Modi shares why animal-free antibodies are the future.

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