News
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Slight fall in animal research in Northern Ireland
22,214 procedures conducted in Northern Ireland. Experiments down 1.3% from 2015.
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Understanding Drug 'Prediction'
Chris Magee considers the use of animals' reactions to drugs to gauge the probability of human harm, with data from an unexpected source.
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Ten leading universities conduct over one third of all UK animal research
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No changes to EU Directive proposed in European Commission review
The European Commission has published a report in response to Article 58 of Directive 2010/63/EU.
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Circadian rhythm science wins 2017 Nobel
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for research on how several genes work together to control the body’s circadian clock.
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Dr Mark Dallas Reddit Ask Me Anything
World Alzheimer's Month AMA with Dr Mark Dallas
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This month in animal research August 17
News from the month
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Roger Lemon Reddit Ask Me Anything
Roger Lemon did a Reddit Ask Me Anything and spoke about his research using primates.
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Number of animals used in research in 2016
Home Office statistics on animals used in research 2016
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Why the anti-vivisection movement took an absolutist view
Animal welfare would have been far better served over the past 150 years by activists adopting a 3Rs approach sooner – why did they instead take an uncompromising view?
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UAR at Cambridge BRAINFest 2017
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Four animal laboratories open their digital doors to the public
Four animal laboratories open their digital doors to the public: 360 'street view' - 60 scenes and 35 videos
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Karen Mifsud Reddit Ask Me Anything
Reddit AMA to mark Stress Awareness Month
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World Parkinson’s Disease Day 2017
11 April is World Parkinson’s Disease Day, held every year on James Parkinson’s birthday to raise awareness of the disease and the research being done to alleviate it.
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Cambridge shows how animal studies are helping us understand OCD
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