Allergic reactions to everyday chemicals are common causing eczema in millions of people, and tests on animals have been important in testing new chemicals for skin sensitisation.
Researchers have identified a new chemical (STF-31) that selectively kills kidney cancer cells by blocking their glucose supply.
Schizophrenia is one of the most common serious mental health conditions in the UK, affecting 1 in 2000 people at some time in their lives.
When people stagger after drinking too much ethanol has caused reversible ataxia – a loss of muscular co-ordination.
Mark Henderson’s Science Matters column in today's Times Eureka gets our #ww Wednesday Winner award for communication about animal research (OK, it’s not Wednesday, but this column is a deserving winner).
Research on mice has shown that uninterrupted sleep is vital for memory consolidation.
This month’s awaited pledge by the coalition government to end household product testing on animals has been welcomed by the UK research community.
A report published today, called Review of research using non-human primates, recommends that scientific research on monkeys should continue in the UK, subject to rigorous safeguards.
Dr. Paul Foster, a Lecturer in Molecular Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham, is an experienced cancer researcher and pharmacologist with a strong interest in understanding how animals help advance medical research.
For two weeks this June I took part in the 'I'm a scientist...get me out of here 2011' competition at the Wellcome Trust.
What are 'animals containing human material' (ACHM) and why the sudden interest in them?
A few weeks ago it was announced that researchers have created genome-wide, high-resolution genetic maps of 100 inbred mouse strains.
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