An innovative new approach to fighting cancer has reduced tumour size in mice.
Mice can be used to mimic Alzheimer's disease in humans.
A potential RNA based treatment for HIV is showing positive results in tests on mice.
Each year the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) awards a prize for innovative research which has an impact on the use of animals in life sciences.
Dr Simon Festing, the Chief Executive of Understanding Animal Research for a little over six years, is leaving the organisation to take up the post of CEO of the Society for General Microbiology (SGM).
Scientists are closer to developing a vaccine against the superbug MRSA.
Small strands of RNA, called microRNA, inhibit prostate cancer stem cells in mice.
Zebrafish raised in microgravity, replicating the conditions of space, develop skull defects.
An artificial human digestive system is replacing the use of animals in some tests to see how medicines are absorbed, The Times reported last week.
Blood platelets produced from embryonic stem cells have been used to repair damaged tissues in mice.
Cocaine immunity has been induced in mice using an altered version of the common cold virus.
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