A medicine currently used to treat fungal infections successfully slows tumour growth in mice, according to new research.
Influenza protection can be transferred across species, say scientists who have identified a key gene in ducks.
Parasites which cause sleeping sickness can be killed by altering the proteins that they are dependent on, studies on mice show.
The European Parliament and Council representatives have reached an agreement on the final details of the revisions made to Directive 86/609/EEC on animal experimentation.
‘Switching off' certain enzymes helps reduce tumours in mice, research has shown.
A plastic capsule implanted under the skin could help regulate metabolic processes, a study on mice has revealed.
The RSPCA's latest foray into schools education is a smart new web resource for GCSE science with a substantial chunk dedicated to exploring the ethics of animal research.
If there is one thing that anti-vivisection campaigns are good at, it's providing vivid imagery.
An animal rights activist who was jailed last year for a firebombing plot against Oxford University in 2006 faces a retrial.
Eating walnuts as part of a balanced diet may reduce the size and growth of prostate tumours, a study on mice has shown.
Damaged nerves in the brain are the cause of the eye disease glaucoma, rather than damage to the eye itself as was previously thought. This recent finding was the outcome of research using mice.
Stem cells can help repair severely damaged bones quickly, studies on sheep and humans have revealed.
Get the latest articles and news from Understanding Animal Research in your email inbox every month. For more information, please see our privacy policy.