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EARA @eara.eu · 8h

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and the Italian Institute of Technology have developed a method to monitor a key #brain alteration found in #Alzheimer’s disease in living, freely moving #mice.
🔗https://www.eara.eu/post/tracking-alzheimer-s-brain-alterations-in-living-mice

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EARA @eara.eu · 1d

We are pleased to welcome the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe) to EARA!

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EARA @eara.eu · 1d

Researchers at the CHEO Research Institute were able to mimic children’s response to cancer therapies in #zebrafish larvae, which could provide a platform to inform #clinical decisions in real-time.
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#Cancer #PaediatricCancer #PersonalisedMedicine #AnimalResearch

Zebrafish larvae could guide cancer therapies

Researchers in Canada were able to mimic children’s response to cancer therapies in zebrafish larvae, which could provide a platform to inform clinical decisions in real-time.

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EARA @eara.eu · 2d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded today to three researchers for discovering how the immune system is kept in check, based on studies in mice. #NobelPrize #NobelPrizelaureates #NobelPrize2025 #medicine #science #AnimalReseach #mice
Read more: www.eara.eu/post/mice-st...

Mice studies were key for 2025 Nobel Prize research

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three researchers — Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell — for discovering how the immune system is kept in check, based…

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EARA @eara.eu · 5d

DEADLINE EXTENDED: register by 10 October & join us in Berlin (6-7 Nov, 2025) to explore the future of transparency in #AnimalResearch! 🗣️🔬 #EARA2025 🚀
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✅ Expert talks & workshops
✅ Networking with top professionals
✅ Key discussions on science communication

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EARA @eara.eu · 6d

We are pleased to welcome the Eötvös Loránd University to EARA!

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Rodney DeKoter @rdekoter.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you #WesternU for joining @eara.eu to promote the ethical use of animals in research

EARA @eara.eu · 14d

We are pleased to welcome Western University @westernu.ca to EARA!

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EARA @eara.eu · 6d

Researchers from @champalimaudr.bsky.social and @univbordeaux.bsky.social discovered that the spinal cord plays a crucial role in sexual behaviour in #mice and #rats.
Learn more: www.eara.eu/post/sex-is-...

Sex is influenced by spinal cord - rodent study

Researchers in Portugal and France discovered that the spinal cord plays a crucial role in sexual behaviour in mice and rats, opening new ways for treating sexual dysfunction in humans.

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EARA @eara.eu · 7d

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Several animals have played a crucial role in breast cancer research & made possible the development of life-saving therapies.

#BreastCancerAwareness #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #PinkOctober #PinkRibbon #CancerAwareness #ThinkPink #BreastCancerResearch

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EARA @eara.eu · 7d

Researchers from Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt University have developed the first lung organ-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a development that could significantly improve the ability to mimic the living organ and model disease.

Learn more: www.eara.eu/post/first-l...

First lung organ chip with immune response to flu infection

US researchers have developed the first lung organ-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a development that could significantly improve the ability to mimic the living organ and model disease.

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EARA @eara.eu · 8d

We are pleased to welcome the Johannes Kepler University Linz to EARA!

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EARA @eara.eu · 8d

A gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for #Huntington’s disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human #clinical trials.
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Huntington’s disease breakthrough is due to animal research

A prominent gene therapy company has announced a groundbreaking therapy for Huntington’s disease that slowed disease progression by 75% in human clinical trials.

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EARA @eara.eu · 9d

🫀 Health diseases are the leading cause of death globally. Did you know that animals are crucial for heart research?
#AnimalResearch #research #WorldHeartDay #UN4HeartHealth #HeartDiseaseAwareness

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EARA @eara.eu · 9d

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#PatientDiscovery #PatientVoices #AnimalResearch #PatientEngagement
#PatientExperience #PatientEmpowerment #PatientAdvocacy #PatientsFirst #healthcare #health #medical #research #science #scicomm

EARA Webinar Patient Discovery Project - 23 September 2025

Recording of the first Patient Discovery Project webinar hosted by EARA, showcasing how patients and research institutions are working together to improve understanding and trust in animal…

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EARA @eara.eu · 9d

Over 200 attendees came together for the EARA Patient Discovery webinar to discover more about two Discovery Days focusing on #diabetes and #Parkinson's disease and learn the perspectives of patients, researchers and patient associations.

Discover more: www.eara.eu/post/eara-we...

EARA Patient Discovery Webinar

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) hosted a webinar last week highlighting its Patient Discovery Project, an initiative that brings patients with lived experience of medical conditions…

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EARA @eara.eu · 10d

On #WorldRabiesDay, we stand for #RabiesPrevention and highlight the role of animals for scientific progress. Let's #EndRabiesNow and aim for #ZeroBy30.
#AnimalResearch #rabies

EARA @eara.eu · 12d

Yes! We’re really excited to develop initiatives together with our members in Canada and to continue expanding the network.

EARA @eara.eu · 12d

Researchers at the University of Cologne and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social have discovered a compound produced by #bacteria that may reduce colorectal cancer growth and enhance #chemotherapy response, in a study using #worms and fruit #flies.
🔗 www.eara.eu/post/worms-a...
#microbiota

Worms and flies show that bacteria may help fight cancer

Researchers in Germany and the UK have discovered a compound produced by bacteria that may reduce colorectal cancer growth and enhance chemotherapy response, in a study using worms and fruit flies.

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EARA @eara.eu · 13d

🧠 Today is International Ataxia Awareness Day and we join other organisations around the world to help shed light on this rare disease.
#IAAD25 #AtaxiaAwareness #CureAtaxia #UnitedAgainstAtaxia #InternationalAtaxiaAwarenessDay #AnimalResearch #research #science

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EARA @eara.eu · 14d

We are pleased to welcome Western University @westernu.ca to EARA!

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EARA @eara.eu · 14d

🧬 The tool draws on years of published experimental data to refine designs and suggest approaches that are more likely to succeed.

EARA @eara.eu · 14d

New artificial intelligence tool, developed Stanford University, helps researchers plan and carry out experiments using CRISPR, the widely used gene-editing technology.
Read more: www.eara.eu/post/crispr-...
#ai #crispr #genetics #molecularbiology #research #science

CRISPR-GPT: new AI tool speeds up cancer research

A new artificial intelligence tool, developed in the US, helps researchers plan and carry out experiments using CRISPR, the widely used gene-editing technology.

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EARA @eara.eu · 15d

Researchers at Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Harvard University created an organ-on-a-chip that accurately predicts cancer patients’ response to chemotherapy, which could aid clinical decisions.
🔗 www.eara.eu/post/organ-c...
#research #newapproachmethodologies #NAM

Organ chip predicts cancer response to treatment

Researchers in Canada and the US have created a personalised organ-on-a-chip that accurately predicts cancer patients’ response to chemotherapy, which could aid clinical decisions.

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EARA @eara.eu · 16d

Today starts the #OrganDonationWeek and we take this opportunity to share the efforts that scientists are making to surpass the high demand of transplants in the world using animals.

#transplantation #xenotransplantation #AnimalResearch