Jan - June 2011
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Millions owe their lives to animal research
29th June 2011
Leading research organisations have responded to misleading claims made by an antivivisection group in its recent letter to the Lancet.
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Cheap treatment for sleeping sickness
29th June 2011
Researchers are preparing for clinical trials of the first inexpensive oral treatment for Trypanosomiasis, the parasitic disease commonly known as sleeping sickness that is transmitted to humans by the tsetse fly.
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Gene repair treats haemophilia
28th June 2011
About one in 30,000 boys are born with a defective gene that causes haemophilia B.
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SchoolZone Goes Live
24th June 2011
The UAR SchoolZone is a brand new part of our site dedicated to school age students and their teachers.
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Animal research and diabetes
24th June 2011
In this film we hear from Chloe, who has diabetes, and Dr Aileen King, who researches into diabetes.
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#WW award for ... Animal research is helping us beat cancer
22nd June 2011
'Thanks to decades of research, survival from cancer has doubled in the last 40 years, giving thousands of people more time with their loved ones.
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Vaccine shrinks prostate tumours in mice
22nd June 2011
A vaccine containing a broad spectrum of tumour antigens delivered in a virus vector successfully treated 8 out of 10 mice with prostate cancer.
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Why do charities fund animal research?
21st June 2011
The animal rights group Animal Aid has launched a campaign against medical research charities who fund animal research.
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Chemical in apple peel strengthens muscle
16th June 2011
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away according to a new study in mice.
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New regulations will boost good science, promote animal welfare
13th June 2011
New animal research regulations from Europe will enhance the welfare of animals, facilitate modern science and cut through excessive red tape.
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