IVF has helped millions of couples achieve pregnancy, and not only in humans: it was with IVF that scientists recently produced these amazingly cute kittens.
Newborn mice can regenerate their own heart tissue following heart damage.
Scientists have created the first mouse model of a deadly form of childhood brain cancer.
Regular endurance exercise reduces the effects of ageing, according to new research on mice.
Artificial blood vessels for use in heart bypass surgery have been successfully tested in baboons and dogs.
Research on bears has extended our understanding of large mammal hibernation.
The spread of cancer to other organs has been reduced in mice by blocking an enzyme.
The medical science group within the European Science Forum (ESF-EMRC) has produced a position paper on the new Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Procedures.
Artificial ‘scaffolding' has been used to bridge spinal cord injuries in rats.
Type 1 diabetes has been treated in GM mice using antibodies.
Certain types of cancer could be triggered by simple wounds, according to new research on mice.
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