July - Dec 2010
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Gene mutation increases dementia
4th November 2010
The dementia associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases is commonly associated with abnormal clumps of a protein (B-synuclein) in the brain.
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Mice treated for memory loss
28th October 2010
Mice treated with a brain enzyme inhibitor performed better in memory tests than untreated mice.
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New government committed to continued crackdown
27th October 2010
Following the sentencing of six animal rights extremists on Monday, the new government made clear that it remains committed to countering criminal activity carried out in the name of animal rights.
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New video - How much animal research in the UK?
26th October 2010
A new video, How much animal research is done in the UK, is now available in our youtube site and in the video section in the resources page on this website.
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Deadly rinderpest virus eradicated
15th October 2010
The UN has just announced that rinderpest, a virus that used to cause deadly outbreaks in cattle, has been eradicated in the wild.
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Congenitally deaf cats have better peripheral vision
13th October 2010
When the brain is deprived of input from one sense it often compensates with above normal performance in another sense.
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Elixir of life?
11th October 2010
Supplementing the diet of healthy middle-aged mice with a mixture of amino-acids - the building blocks of proteins - extended their average lifespan by over one tenth.
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Potential treatment for terminal cancer
11th October 2010
For the first time, researchers have discovered a therapy that can treat the invariably lethal terminal stages of cancer in animals.
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The top 100 scientists in Britain today
11th October 2010
The first list of its kind for science, The Eureka 100: The Science List by The Times last week aimed to identify the 100 most important people in British science.
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European statistics on animal research released
8th October 2010
The overall number of animals used in research across European member states does not seem to have changed much since 2005, standing at just above 12 million in 2008 (a decrease of 116,561 since 2005).
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