Jan - June 2009 | Understanding Animal Research | Understanding Animal Research

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

New method for HIV vaccination?

1st May 2009

Scientists have developed a possible way to immunise animals against HIV using the common cold virus.

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.

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.

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.