July - Dec 2009
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Gene therapy eases breathing problems
23rd December 2009
Delivering genes to specific cells which cause the lung disease emphysema could be key to alleviating breathing difficulties, research on mice suggests.
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Rabies vaccine protects monkeys against HIV
23rd December 2009
A vaccine based on the one used to prevent rabies can be used to protect against the monkey form of HIV (SIV), a new study has found.
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Artificial blood cells help clotting
21st December 2009
Patients who are unable to form blood clots could be aided by a newly designed blood cell, research on rats has found.
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Childhood diabetes, food sweetener link
18th December 2009
A new study has shown that the food sweetener fructose can cause dangerous body fat deposits and trigger diabetes and heart disease in humans.
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Abnormal body clock linked to heart disease
18th December 2009
High blood pressure may be linked to disruptions in the circadian body clocks, a study on mice suggests.
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Loneliness linked to cancer in rats
14th December 2009
Loneliness and stress are more likely to cause breast cancer, a study using rats suggests.
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Great blog, but sadly anonymous
11th December 2009
Here in the Understanding Animal Research office we were delighted to read this well written and interesting blog titled ‘Why we experiment on animals' on the Times newspapers new science site Eureka Zone.
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Novel treatment to tackle Hepatitis C
11th December 2009
Targeting host molecules instead of the virus has proved successful in killing the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), research on chimpanzees has found.
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Missing link found in foetal heart failure
10th December 2009
The inability to form a blood clot in a foetal blood vessel has been linked to heart failure in newborns, a study using mice has discovered.
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Stem cell therapy restores vision in rats
7th December 2009
Vision in blind rats has been restored by a UK team in collaboration with international scientists.
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