Jan - June 2009
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Mechanism behind blood clots
8th May 2009
Scientists using mice believe they have identified the mechanism which determines whether fatty deposits in the arteries are harmless or potentially fatal.
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Treatment 'reverses' Alzheimer's in mice
8th May 2009
A team of scientists studying mice has pinpointed a gene involved in memory impairment, such as that seen in Alzheimer’s disease.
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MEPs support Agriculture committee report
7th May 2009
On Tuesday 5 May, MEPs in the European Parliament held a plenary session in which they voted on the first reading of a proposed revised Directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (the earlier Directive was EU 86/609).
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Website spotlight: A Researchers' Guide to Communications
7th May 2009
Understanding Animal Research has a new booklet offering advice to researchers who want to be more open about their work.
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Cause of recurrent seizures revealed
1st May 2009
Researchers studying mice have shown that an increase in excitability in calcium channels in the brain could explain recurrent seizures.
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Flaky tail mouse mimics eczema
1st May 2009
Scientists have discovered a mouse which carries the genetic mutation responsible for increased susceptibility to eczema, and eczema-related asthma.
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New method for HIV vaccination?
1st May 2009
Scientists have developed a possible way to immunise animals against HIV using the common cold virus.
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Remember the Patients
27th April 2009
Within the next two weeks MEPs will vote on new European regulations governing medical research using animals across Europe.
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Windows to the world
27th April 2009
The regular column in The Times called 'The Shift', which profiles different jobs, today featured an animal technologist working at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
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A human rights approach to policing protest
23rd April 2009
A report Demonstrating respect for rights? A human rights approach to policing protest was published by the House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights last month.
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