Jan - June 2012 | Understanding Animal Research

Schools poster - competition winner announced

26th June 2012

At the beginning of May the Education Team sent out a brand new poster on the medicine development process to all secondary schools and FE colleges in the UK.

Myeloid leukaemia slowed in mice

26th June 2012

Experiments using cell cultures and mice have shown how a recently-developed class of chemicals slows the progression of a type of blood cancer, and significantly extends the lifespan of affected mice.

Scientists block pathological aggression in mice

26th June 2012

There is growing evidence that low levels of an enzyme called monoamine oxidase A (MAO A) causes antisocial behaviour and aggression in both humans and mice.

Cancer risk increased by bacterial infection

22nd June 2012

Long-lasting inflammation, such as that caused by persistent bacterial infections, is estimated to account for up to 16% of cancers worldwide.

How the foetus avoids rejection

15th June 2012

As a foetus develops inside the womb, something extraordinary happens. Or rather, doesn’t happen.

Stem cells repair lungs in sheep

11th June 2012

Scientists have developed a new technique for delivering stem cells to diseased lungs for the treatment of emphysema.

Skin cells turned into heart cells

8th June 2012

Using human cells to literally rebuild the heart is a distant but realistic prospect for medicine.

Mice show link between psoriasis and heart disease

29th May 2012

For many years doctors have observed a link between the skin condition psoriasis and cardiovascular disease, but how the two could be linked has remained a mystery.

Welcome to our new look

25th May 2012

This, our main website, is over three years old and had grown enormously since we launched at the start of 2009.

Type 1 diabetes reversed in mice

24th May 2012

A new treatment can reverse late-stage Type 1 diabetes in mice, research has shown.