Researchers from the EARA member Free University Brussels (VUB), in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, using #mice and #patient samples, have discovered a #genetic cause for excessive #sweating. 🔗 www.eara.eu/news/study-i... #Hyperhidrosis #AnimalResearch

EARA | News - Study in mice finds genetic root of excessive sweating

A study in Belgium and the US has discovered a genetic cause for excessive sweating using mice and patient samples, which can reduce the stigma around the condition and potentially support the…

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Researchers in the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), using #mice and #monkeys, have identified microscopic openings in a protective layer of the brain that allow the spinal fluid to drain #waste. 🔗 www.eara.eu/news/study-i... #Brain #Ageing #Neurodegeneration

EARA | News - Study in mice and monkeys identifies new brain waste pathway

Researchers in South Korea have identified, in mice and cynomolgus monkeys, microscopic openings in a protective layer of the brain that allow the spinal fluid to drain waste.  The brain continuously…

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The board of directors of Oregon Health & Science University approved a resolution to develop a plan to reduce the number of #monkeys at the Oregon National Primate Research Centre (#ONPRC) and shift its focus toward #NAMs. 🔗 EARA’s statement: shorturl.at/4jjTR

EARA | News - Oregon votes to downsize its primate centre and considers dropping “primate” from the name; the future of openness on animal research

On 27 July the board of directors of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) unanimously approved a resolution to direct its president to develop a plan that would substantially reduce the number…

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We are pleased to welcome YORK UNIVERSITY to EARA! 👏 Check out the full list of EARA members on our website: www.eara.eu/members #NewMember

Researchers at University of Gothenburg found that #mice inoculated with #glycoprotein G developed a strong #ImmuneResponse, protecting them against genital herpes and preventing it from spreading to the #NervousSystem. Learn more: 🔗

EARA | News - New target for genital herpes identified in mice

Researchers in Sweden have identified a target of the immune response to genital herpes, with the potential to lead to the first vaccine against it.  Genital herpes is a lifelong infection caused…

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#KetoDiet leads to small #IntestineCancer in #mice 🐭 @mit.edu researchers found that mice genetically predisposed to intestinal cancer, fed a ketogenic diet, developed as many or more #tumours than mice on an obesity-inducing diet. Learn more: 🔗 shorturl.at/9AxQa

EARA | News - Keto diet leads to small intestine cancer in mice

Researchers in the US have discovered that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, known as the ketogenic diet, may be linked to small intestine cancer in mice.   Besides helping people lose weight by…

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A @nature.com article gathered advice from 3 #scientists for early-career #PhD students on managing the stress of working with #mice and other #ResearchAnimals – including tips on connecting with others, self-care and allowing for a range of feelings. Learn more: 🔗

EARA | News - How to manage the potential stress of working with animals

An article published in Nature, by science journalist Christine Ro, assembled advice from three scientists, directed to early-career PhD students, on how to manage stress associated with performing…

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The third Portuguese Open Week on #AnimalResearch brought together institutions across #Portugal, alongside EARA's #BOARD26, to promote openness on animal research – including open #lab visits at @i3suporto.bsky.social, involving research using #mice. Learn more: 🔗 shorturl.at/c7K8N

EARA | News - Portuguese Open Week expands its reach on social media

Explore the evolving landscape of Animal Research transparency in the recent ICLAS & EARA webinar. Learn from diverse global perspectives.

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EARA hosts ICLAS #webinar on global #transparency in #AnimalResearch 🌍 Speakers from around the world joined EARA and ICLAS to discuss how #transparency in #AnimalResearch is developing worldwide, from #NHP breeding to new national openness frameworks. Learn more: 🔗 shorturl.at/o44JE

EARA | News - EARA hosts ICLAS special webinar about transparency across the globe

Explore the evolving landscape of Animal Research transparency in the recent ICLAS & EARA webinar. Learn from diverse global perspectives.

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Blocking a #stress protein reduced effects of early-life stress in #mice 🐭 Researchers at @mpi-psychiatry.bsky.social and Karolinska Institutet found that blocking the protein FKBP51 prevented long-term social behaviour changes caused by early-life #trauma in #mice. Learn more: 🔗 shorturl.at/C9vQa

#BOARD26 makes clear that animals and #NAMs are complementary 🔬 300+ contributions from 39 countries showed #AnimalResearch and #NAMs work together, not in competition. Learn more: 🔗 www.eara.eu/news/board26...

EARA is coming off of the conference circuit after a busy and productive week at FENS Forum 2026. Listen to Nuno Gonçalves, EARA Deputy Director, quickly summarising the conference highlights for EARA. 🔗 www.eara.eu/news/fensfor... #FENSForum2026 #FENS #BOARD26 #EARA #AnimalResearch #SciComm

#Geckos offer new clues on how #cancer develops and spreads 🦎 Researchers in the UK found #GeneticChanges linked to aggressive #tumours that develop naturally in lemon frost leopard geckos - a #model for studying metastatic cancer. Learn more: 🔗 shorturl.at/d8K2W

EARA | News - Geckos offer new clues on how cancer develops and spreads

Researchers in the UK have identified genetic changes linked to aggressive tumours that develop spontaneously in geckos, offering insights into how cancer develops and spreads.  Most laboratory…

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We are pleased to welcome TRENT UNIVERSITY to EARA! 👏 Check out the full list of EARA members on our website: www.eara.eu/members #NewMember

#Zebrafish and #humans use the same strategy to make sense of the world 🧠 Researchers in Norway @kavlintnu.bsky.social found that zebrafish combine sensory information like #mammals do, suggesting this brain function evolved independently in different species. Learn more: 🔗

EARA | News - Zebrafish and humans use the same strategy to make sense of the world

Researchers in Norway have shown that zebrafish combine information from the senses like mammals, suggesting this brain function evolved independently in different species.  Humans…

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#NewCompound selectively kills aggressive #CancerCells in the #lab 🔬 Researchers at EARA member Technion have developed experimental compounds (R4VPs) that rapidly killed treatment-resistant #melanoma and #BoneCancer cells from #patients, sparing healthy ones. Learn more: 🔗

EARA | News - New compound selectively kills aggressive cancer cells in the lab

Researchers in Israel have developed a new class of molecules that selectively kill aggressive cancer cells.    Aggressive cancers such as bone tumours (sarcomas) and melanoma that no longer respond…

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Dutch government supports #PrimateResearch 🇳🇱 The Dutch government has confirmed #funding for non-human primate research at EARA member @bprc-eu.bsky.social will continue, with the share going to alternatives rising to 30% by 2030. Learn more: 🔗 shorturl.at/AjxFU #AnimalResearch #NHP

EARA | News - Dutch government supports primate research

The Dutch government has confirmed that funding for non-human primate (NHP) research at EARA member the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) will continue under the existing agreement,…

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We are pleased to welcome FUNDACIÓN SÍNDROME DE DRAVET to EARA! 👏 Check out the full list of EARA members on our website: www.eara.eu/members #NewMember

#BreastCancer drug also targets #ColonCancer in #mice 🐁 Scientists at @dkfz.bsky.social showed #TROP2 can be blocked with an already-approved breast cancer drug in tumour #organoids and mice. Learn more: 🔗 shorturl.at/Oxr5p

#BOARD26 came to an end. Thank you all for participating in this important discussion for the future of research. Check #BOARD26 to see all contributions! #EARA #BOARD #SCICOMM #AnimalResearch #NAMs

Kirk Leech, EARA Executive Director, shares a message for #BOARD27.

The Foundation for Biomedical Research is joining #BOARD26 to promote understanding of how animal research and other approaches complement each other. #BOARD #EARA #SCICOMM

Robert Gump from the US Food and Drug Administration is joining #BOARD26 to promote understanding of how animal research and other approaches complement each other. #BOARD #EARA #SCICOMM

Inotiv is joining #BOARD26 to promote understanding of how animal research and other approaches complement each other. #BOARD #EARA #SCICOMM

BRAD is joining #BOARD26 to promote understanding of how animal research and other approaches complement each other. #BOARD #EARA #SCICOMM

Este ano, a 📍Fundação Champalimaud associa-se ao Be Open About Animal Research Day 2026 (#BOARD26) e à Semana Aberta do Acordo de Transparência Português. Estas iniciativas promovem a abertura e a transparência sobre o papel dos animais na investigação biomédica. @eara.eu @champalimaudr.bsky.social

This year, the 📍Champalimaud Foundation is joining Be Open About Animal Research Day 2026 (#BOARD26) and the Semana Aberta do Acordo de Transparência Português. This initiatives promote openness and transparency about the role of animals in biomedical research. @eara.eu @champalimaudr.bsky.social

Steven Bulera from Charles River Laboratories is joining #BOARD26 to promote understanding of how animal research and other approaches complement each other. #BOARD #EARA #SCICOMM

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Charles River Laboratories is joining #BOARD26 to promote understanding of how animal research and other approaches complement each other. #BOARD #EARA #SCICOMM