Inês Serrenho
@iserrenho.bsky.social
Neuroscience 🧠 | Animal Research and Welfare 🐁 | Sci Comm Enthusiast 📢
🚨 Banning animal research too soon could us back decades.
Alternative methods like organ-on-a-chip and AI are exciting—but cutting off animal research prematurely can slow life-saving discoveries.
As scientists, we must engage, educate, and ensure policies are based on science, not misconceptions.
Alternative methods like organ-on-a-chip and AI are exciting—but cutting off animal research prematurely can slow life-saving discoveries.
As scientists, we must engage, educate, and ensure policies are based on science, not misconceptions.
March 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
🚨 Banning animal research too soon could us back decades.
Alternative methods like organ-on-a-chip and AI are exciting—but cutting off animal research prematurely can slow life-saving discoveries.
As scientists, we must engage, educate, and ensure policies are based on science, not misconceptions.
Alternative methods like organ-on-a-chip and AI are exciting—but cutting off animal research prematurely can slow life-saving discoveries.
As scientists, we must engage, educate, and ensure policies are based on science, not misconceptions.
Ever wondered why your cat has those unique quirks? Darwin's Cats is delving into feline genetics and behavior to uncover these mysteries.
As a devoted cat parent, I'm excited to see how this research can enhance our understanding and ensure our furry friends' well-being.
darwinsark.org/darwins-cats
As a devoted cat parent, I'm excited to see how this research can enhance our understanding and ensure our furry friends' well-being.
darwinsark.org/darwins-cats
Darwin's Cats | Darwin's Ark
Darwin’s Cats accelerates scientific discovery by engaging cats and their people in feline research
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March 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Ever wondered why your cat has those unique quirks? Darwin's Cats is delving into feline genetics and behavior to uncover these mysteries.
As a devoted cat parent, I'm excited to see how this research can enhance our understanding and ensure our furry friends' well-being.
darwinsark.org/darwins-cats
As a devoted cat parent, I'm excited to see how this research can enhance our understanding and ensure our furry friends' well-being.
darwinsark.org/darwins-cats
Reposted by Inês Serrenho
🎥 World Down Syndrome Day 💙
We spoke with researchers Sara Guerreiro and Carlos Marques about the impact of Down syndrome. Sara studies the brain’s relation to cognitive impact, while Carlos researches its link to Alzheimer’s disease.
Watch the video to learn more!
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
We spoke with researchers Sara Guerreiro and Carlos Marques about the impact of Down syndrome. Sara studies the brain’s relation to cognitive impact, while Carlos researches its link to Alzheimer’s disease.
Watch the video to learn more!
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
#worlddownsyndromeday #icvs #research #science | ICVS - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute
🎥 World Down Syndrome Day 💙
We spoke with our researchers, Sara Guerreiro and Carlos Marques, about the impact of Down syndrome.
Sara studies the brain's…
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March 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🎥 World Down Syndrome Day 💙
We spoke with researchers Sara Guerreiro and Carlos Marques about the impact of Down syndrome. Sara studies the brain’s relation to cognitive impact, while Carlos researches its link to Alzheimer’s disease.
Watch the video to learn more!
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
We spoke with researchers Sara Guerreiro and Carlos Marques about the impact of Down syndrome. Sara studies the brain’s relation to cognitive impact, while Carlos researches its link to Alzheimer’s disease.
Watch the video to learn more!
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
👩🔬 'Ignoring female animals in research may hinder neuroscience progress' 🧠
Ever wondered why science sometimes seems a bit...male-oriented? Well... It’s not just you.
www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
#GenderBias #Science
Ever wondered why science sometimes seems a bit...male-oriented? Well... It’s not just you.
www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
#GenderBias #Science
'Let's just study males and keep it simple': How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again
Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies. Could we see that shift reverse?
www.livescience.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
👩🔬 'Ignoring female animals in research may hinder neuroscience progress' 🧠
Ever wondered why science sometimes seems a bit...male-oriented? Well... It’s not just you.
www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
#GenderBias #Science
Ever wondered why science sometimes seems a bit...male-oriented? Well... It’s not just you.
www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
#GenderBias #Science
Getting mRNA into the brain is tough—the blood-brain barrier (BBB) blocks most delivery, and existing methods often end up in the liver. This study introduces for brain delivery of drugs using nanoparticles, tiny packages 100x smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
#AnimalResearch
#AnimalResearch
Peptide-Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles for Targeted Systemic mRNA Delivery to the Brain
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March 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Getting mRNA into the brain is tough—the blood-brain barrier (BBB) blocks most delivery, and existing methods often end up in the liver. This study introduces for brain delivery of drugs using nanoparticles, tiny packages 100x smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
#AnimalResearch
#AnimalResearch
Science gave us a shield. Misinformation is taking it down.
A child in Texas has died from measles—the first U.S. death from the virus in a decade. The state is facing its largest outbreak in 30 years.
#VaccinesSaveLives #Measles #PublicHealth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A child in Texas has died from measles—the first U.S. death from the virus in a decade. The state is facing its largest outbreak in 30 years.
#VaccinesSaveLives #Measles #PublicHealth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US measles outbreak kills child in Texas
The child who died was unvaccinated during an outbreak that has infected more than 120 people.
www.bbc.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Science gave us a shield. Misinformation is taking it down.
A child in Texas has died from measles—the first U.S. death from the virus in a decade. The state is facing its largest outbreak in 30 years.
#VaccinesSaveLives #Measles #PublicHealth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A child in Texas has died from measles—the first U.S. death from the virus in a decade. The state is facing its largest outbreak in 30 years.
#VaccinesSaveLives #Measles #PublicHealth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Inês Serrenho
🚨 Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to register for #BOARD25!
✍️ Don't miss out on taking part – sign up here: forms.office.com/e/hrcR1sd0n8
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March 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🚨 Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to register for #BOARD25!
✍️ Don't miss out on taking part – sign up here: forms.office.com/e/hrcR1sd0n8
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🐒 From Nobel Prize-winning discoveries to life-saving vaccines, #AnimalResearch remain a cornerstone of biomedical progress.
Explore the key reasons why this research is vital for both human and animal #health in the latest @eara.eu feature:
Explore the key reasons why this research is vital for both human and animal #health in the latest @eara.eu feature:
Forty Reasons Why | EARA
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March 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🐒 From Nobel Prize-winning discoveries to life-saving vaccines, #AnimalResearch remain a cornerstone of biomedical progress.
Explore the key reasons why this research is vital for both human and animal #health in the latest @eara.eu feature:
Explore the key reasons why this research is vital for both human and animal #health in the latest @eara.eu feature:
🐾 #AnimalResearch saves animal lives too! Studies in dogs have led to better treatments for canine cancers, diabetes, and heart disease
Veterinary medicine advances thanks to biomedical research, helping pets and wildlife live longer, healthier lives
Veterinary medicine advances thanks to biomedical research, helping pets and wildlife live longer, healthier lives
Research that benefits animals | EARA
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March 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🐾 #AnimalResearch saves animal lives too! Studies in dogs have led to better treatments for canine cancers, diabetes, and heart disease
Veterinary medicine advances thanks to biomedical research, helping pets and wildlife live longer, healthier lives
Veterinary medicine advances thanks to biomedical research, helping pets and wildlife live longer, healthier lives
🐟 Each pulse of data fuels #biomedical breakthroughs. A zebrafish study challenges assumptions about heart rate control, revealing its own nervous system
🫀 This discovery with #AnimalResearch may transform treatments for arrhythmias and cardiovascular diseases
🫀 This discovery with #AnimalResearch may transform treatments for arrhythmias and cardiovascular diseases
Heart has its own ‘brain’ – zebrafish study
The heart has its own nervous system to control the heartbeat, according to a study in zebrafish, which may provide new insights into treating cardiovascular diseases.Researchers at the Karolinska…
www.eara.eu
March 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🐟 Each pulse of data fuels #biomedical breakthroughs. A zebrafish study challenges assumptions about heart rate control, revealing its own nervous system
🫀 This discovery with #AnimalResearch may transform treatments for arrhythmias and cardiovascular diseases
🫀 This discovery with #AnimalResearch may transform treatments for arrhythmias and cardiovascular diseases
Research is the spark that ignites progress in #Biomedicine. A recent #mouse study found targeted gene editing in muscle stem cells taken from patients with muscular dystrophy can trigger regenerative processes, opening new doors for a future therapy #AnimalResearch
Gene therapy for muscle disease – mice study
Using CRISPR gene editing, researchers in Germany have successfully corrected faulty genes that cause muscle disease, to repair the muscles of mice.Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic…
www.eara.eu
March 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Research is the spark that ignites progress in #Biomedicine. A recent #mouse study found targeted gene editing in muscle stem cells taken from patients with muscular dystrophy can trigger regenerative processes, opening new doors for a future therapy #AnimalResearch
Science is a symphony, where different methods play in harmony!
A complementary approach—combining #AnimalResearch with other techniques—helps researchers assess the safety of new drugs & therapies, ensuring a balanced, evidence-based path to medical progress
www.eara.eu/replacing-an...
A complementary approach—combining #AnimalResearch with other techniques—helps researchers assess the safety of new drugs & therapies, ensuring a balanced, evidence-based path to medical progress
www.eara.eu/replacing-an...
When will animals be replaced in biomedical research?
Increased political pressure in Europe has raised expectations about the possible phasing out of animal use in scientific research, but what is the reality? In this EARA feature we look at the safety…
www.eara.eu
March 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Science is a symphony, where different methods play in harmony!
A complementary approach—combining #AnimalResearch with other techniques—helps researchers assess the safety of new drugs & therapies, ensuring a balanced, evidence-based path to medical progress
www.eara.eu/replacing-an...
A complementary approach—combining #AnimalResearch with other techniques—helps researchers assess the safety of new drugs & therapies, ensuring a balanced, evidence-based path to medical progress
www.eara.eu/replacing-an...
Biomedical research is expanding its horizon with innovative studies. A recent #monkey study revealed how the brain controls natural movements, helping to understand brain function and use in robotics
www.eara.eu/post/greater...
#AnimalResearch #Brain #Movement
www.eara.eu/post/greater...
#AnimalResearch #Brain #Movement
Greater understanding of voluntary movements in monkeys
An Italian study in monkeys has shed light on how the brain controls natural movements and challenges some existing theories on how the motor system works.The research, at EARA member the University…
www.eara.eu
February 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Biomedical research is expanding its horizon with innovative studies. A recent #monkey study revealed how the brain controls natural movements, helping to understand brain function and use in robotics
www.eara.eu/post/greater...
#AnimalResearch #Brain #Movement
www.eara.eu/post/greater...
#AnimalResearch #Brain #Movement
What’s one #science #myth you used to believe?
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I used to believe that humans only have five senses! Usually we learn about sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—but we also have proprioception (body awareness), thermoreception (temperature), nociception (pain), and more!
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I used to believe that humans only have five senses! Usually we learn about sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—but we also have proprioception (body awareness), thermoreception (temperature), nociception (pain), and more!
February 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
👩💻 By integrating #AnimalResearch and new approaches, we create a path toward clearer, more robust insights
Researchers at @vibai.bsky.social & @viblifesciences.bsky.social used AI on human & animal data to reveal how brain cells evolved in the last 300M years
Researchers at @vibai.bsky.social & @viblifesciences.bsky.social used AI on human & animal data to reveal how brain cells evolved in the last 300M years
Insights on human and animal brain cell evolution using AI
Researchers in Belgium have used AI, trained on human and animal data, to shed light on how different brain cells have evolved over time and how this may give clues to brain diseases.The study, at…
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February 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
👩💻 By integrating #AnimalResearch and new approaches, we create a path toward clearer, more robust insights
Researchers at @vibai.bsky.social & @viblifesciences.bsky.social used AI on human & animal data to reveal how brain cells evolved in the last 300M years
Researchers at @vibai.bsky.social & @viblifesciences.bsky.social used AI on human & animal data to reveal how brain cells evolved in the last 300M years
Reposted by Inês Serrenho
📅 The deadline for registration for #BOARD25 has been extended to 7 March.
👇 Scan the QR code to register before the deadline!
#AnimalResearch
👇 Scan the QR code to register before the deadline!
#AnimalResearch
February 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📅 The deadline for registration for #BOARD25 has been extended to 7 March.
👇 Scan the QR code to register before the deadline!
#AnimalResearch
👇 Scan the QR code to register before the deadline!
#AnimalResearch
Reposted by Inês Serrenho
250+ experts in Canada have voiced their views about the essential role of monkeys in developing new medical treatments, challenging a letter from a group of academics that called for an end to Quebec imports of long-tailed macaques.
#AnimalResearch #Monkeys
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...
#AnimalResearch #Monkeys
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...
Les animaux de laboratoire toujours nécessaires, plaident des experts
Les expérimentations sur des primates en laboratoire sont encore essentielles pour développer de nouveaux traitements médicaux, plaident des acteurs du domaine. Ils s’inscrivent en faux contre un grou...
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February 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
250+ experts in Canada have voiced their views about the essential role of monkeys in developing new medical treatments, challenging a letter from a group of academics that called for an end to Quebec imports of long-tailed macaques.
#AnimalResearch #Monkeys
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...
#AnimalResearch #Monkeys
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2...
Studies in females are key to understand diseases affecting #women and how drugs act in the female body - which is different in many ways from the male body, right?
Let's make relevant #AnimalResearch that contributes to biomedical breakthroughs for both genders!
#SexBias #WomenInScience
Let's make relevant #AnimalResearch that contributes to biomedical breakthroughs for both genders!
#SexBias #WomenInScience
Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...
Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies
Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Studies in females are key to understand diseases affecting #women and how drugs act in the female body - which is different in many ways from the male body, right?
Let's make relevant #AnimalResearch that contributes to biomedical breakthroughs for both genders!
#SexBias #WomenInScience
Let's make relevant #AnimalResearch that contributes to biomedical breakthroughs for both genders!
#SexBias #WomenInScience
Portuguese researchers from @i3suporto.bsky.social and Universidade do Porto showed that metformin - a treatment for #diabetes - reversed #infertility in pregnant mice with #endometriosis
#AnimalResearch #WomenHealth
www.rbmojournal.com/article/S147...
#AnimalResearch #WomenHealth
www.rbmojournal.com/article/S147...
Metformin reverses infertility in a mouse model of endometriosis: unveiling disease pathways and implications for future clinical approaches
Infertility, defined as the absence of conception after 1 year of unprotected and
regular intercourse, is a public health concern, driving a rising demand for assisted
reproductive technology (ART) (I...
www.rbmojournal.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Portuguese researchers from @i3suporto.bsky.social and Universidade do Porto showed that metformin - a treatment for #diabetes - reversed #infertility in pregnant mice with #endometriosis
#AnimalResearch #WomenHealth
www.rbmojournal.com/article/S147...
#AnimalResearch #WomenHealth
www.rbmojournal.com/article/S147...
🌊❄️ Deep in the icy waters of Antarctica, fish have evolved antifreeze proteins & unique immune adaptations to survive extreme cold.
🇵🇹 PT researchers explore how these Arctic species respond to pathogens
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/antarcticfishdiversity/
#AnimalResearch
🇵🇹 PT researchers explore how these Arctic species respond to pathogens
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/antarcticfishdiversity/
#AnimalResearch
What cool fish live in icy Antarctica? – A discovery of Antarctic fish diversity!
blogs.uoregon.edu
February 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🌊❄️ Deep in the icy waters of Antarctica, fish have evolved antifreeze proteins & unique immune adaptations to survive extreme cold.
🇵🇹 PT researchers explore how these Arctic species respond to pathogens
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/antarcticfishdiversity/
#AnimalResearch
🇵🇹 PT researchers explore how these Arctic species respond to pathogens
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/antarcticfishdiversity/
#AnimalResearch
🧩 Every study is a puzzle piece in the grand picture of biomedical science. Animal research helps us connect the dots, providing the evidence needed to unlock treatments and deepen our understanding of health.
https://www.eara.eu/post/hiv-studies-in-animals-show-progress
#AnimalResearch #SciComm
https://www.eara.eu/post/hiv-studies-in-animals-show-progress
#AnimalResearch #SciComm
HIV studies in animals show progress
A team at Scripps Research, California, USA, has developed a vaccine for HIV (a virus that can lead to AIDS if left untreated) which improved the ability of mice, rabbits and monkeys to block the…
www.eara.eu
February 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🧩 Every study is a puzzle piece in the grand picture of biomedical science. Animal research helps us connect the dots, providing the evidence needed to unlock treatments and deepen our understanding of health.
https://www.eara.eu/post/hiv-studies-in-animals-show-progress
#AnimalResearch #SciComm
https://www.eara.eu/post/hiv-studies-in-animals-show-progress
#AnimalResearch #SciComm
🐠🫀 In the quiet whisper of each experiment lies a powerful story of discovery.
Study in zebrafish reveals that the heart has its own nervous system. Researchers at @ki.se found pacemaker-like cells in zebrafish hearts. #AnimalResearch #SciComm
www.eara.eu/post/heart-h...
Study in zebrafish reveals that the heart has its own nervous system. Researchers at @ki.se found pacemaker-like cells in zebrafish hearts. #AnimalResearch #SciComm
www.eara.eu/post/heart-h...
Heart has its own ‘brain’ – zebrafish study
The heart has its own nervous system to control the heartbeat, according to a study in zebrafish, which may provide new insights into treating cardiovascular diseases.Researchers at the Karolinska Ins...
www.eara.eu
February 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🐠🫀 In the quiet whisper of each experiment lies a powerful story of discovery.
Study in zebrafish reveals that the heart has its own nervous system. Researchers at @ki.se found pacemaker-like cells in zebrafish hearts. #AnimalResearch #SciComm
www.eara.eu/post/heart-h...
Study in zebrafish reveals that the heart has its own nervous system. Researchers at @ki.se found pacemaker-like cells in zebrafish hearts. #AnimalResearch #SciComm
www.eara.eu/post/heart-h...
🔦🐭 Just like a lantern lighting our way, ethical animal research illuminates breakthroughs in medicine - in this case a team at @champalimaudf.bsky.social discovered how skin #cancer cells can turn malignant and invasive using mice.
www.eara.eu/post/genetic...
#AnimalResearch #SciComm #EARA
www.eara.eu/post/genetic...
#AnimalResearch #SciComm #EARA
Genetically altered mice shed light on skin cancer
Researchers at EARA member the Champalimaud Foundation, in Portugal, have gained significant insights about the most common type of skin cancer in humans.Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) rarely spread and a...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
🔦🐭 Just like a lantern lighting our way, ethical animal research illuminates breakthroughs in medicine - in this case a team at @champalimaudf.bsky.social discovered how skin #cancer cells can turn malignant and invasive using mice.
www.eara.eu/post/genetic...
#AnimalResearch #SciComm #EARA
www.eara.eu/post/genetic...
#AnimalResearch #SciComm #EARA
Reposted by Inês Serrenho
💬 Here's what #EARA Patient engagement & grants officer, Inês @iserrenho.bsky.social, had to say about #WomenInScience!
February 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
💬 Here's what #EARA Patient engagement & grants officer, Inês @iserrenho.bsky.social, had to say about #WomenInScience!
Did you know that long tail macaques process drugs similarly to humans? This and other characteristics are the reason why these non-human primates are still essential for #biomedical #research
#AnimalResearch
#AnimalResearch
Long-tailed macaques are more important than you think for medical treatments
YouTube video by Foundation for Biomedical Research
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February 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Did you know that long tail macaques process drugs similarly to humans? This and other characteristics are the reason why these non-human primates are still essential for #biomedical #research
#AnimalResearch
#AnimalResearch