July - Dec 2011
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Cancer inducing protein protects against diabetes
4th October 2011
Scientists have uncovered an intriguing signalling pathway linking cancer and diabetes.
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The research they tried to stop
3rd October 2011
Three animal rights extremists who were imprisoned for their role in the 'Save the Newchurch Guinea Pigs' campaign – Jon Ablewhite, John Smith and Kerry Whitburn – have been released from prison.
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Anti-viral medicine slows brain tumour growth
30th September 2011
Scientists have found that the growth of Medulloblastoma brain tumour cells in mice can be significantly slowed using existing anti-viral medicines.
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Mouse stem cells guided to become neuron-protecting cells
30th September 2011
Scientists have successfully guided mouse stem cells to become specialised cells that build a protective coat around neurons.
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How the brain communicates with the immune system
27th September 2011
Experiments on mice have identified the missing link that allows the nervous and immune systems to communicate.
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Neuron’s self-defence against dementia
26th September 2011
Scientists have identified a signalling pathway used by neurons to protect against the cause of frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of early-onset dementia after Alzheimer's disease.
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Treating 'Alzheimer's disease' in mice
26th September 2011
Scientists working with mice have identified a molecule that appears to cause the dementia suffered by Alzheimer's patients.
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UK Bioscience Coalition position on the European Directive on animal research
24th September 2011
Animal research is vitally important in science and medicine.
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#WW award for a letter from Parkinson's UK
21st September 2011
Animal Aid is running a campaign against medical charities because some of their funded work involves animals.
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Replacing animals with nerves on a chip
21st September 2011
A team of scientists have developed a way of guiding nerve cells to set up complicated networks that mimic the ones found in the brain.
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