Jan - June 2009
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Cancer cells baited into suicide
23rd February 2009
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Other countries should follow our lead
23rd February 2009
An animal rights campaigner who fire-bombed Oxford University was jailed last week for 10 years after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson.
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What's new - a quick quiz
23rd February 2009
Take our quiz: how much do you really know about animal research? Everyone has an opinion, but not everyone has the facts.
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Manganese, ticks and Lyme disease
22nd February 2009
Working with mice, researchers have identified a protein that may help thousands of people in the USA who contract Lyme disease each year.
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What's new - a moving timeline
19th February 2009
We have now added an illustrated medical history timeline to the Your Health section of the Understanding Animal Research website.
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Revision of European regulation of animal research gets underway
16th February 2009
Today the Agriculture committee in the European Parliament gets evidence from experts in the research community about animal research.
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Multiple gene mutations in autism spectrum
13th February 2009
Researchers using mice have further evidence that more than one gene is involved in people with genetic-based autism, with the number of genes involved being linked to the severity of the disorder.
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Protection from Parkinson's in mice
13th February 2009
Recent research shows that an increased level of a protein found in the brain can provide protection from Parkinson's Disease in mice.
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Protein slows Alzheimer's progression
13th February 2009
Scientists using animals have discovered that a naturally occurring protein administered to specific areas of the brain could slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Lessons from Darwin, too
12th February 2009
Writing in today's Times, Professor Colin Blakemore says everyone wants a piece of Charles Darwin on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
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