The Biomedical Animal Research News (BARN) Digest collates animal research news from UAR’s 150+ member organisations into one, easy to access, feed. These animal research related stories include topics such as: medical studies and advancements; animal welfare and 3Rs news; funding, regulatory, and policy news; and conservation and environmental research that involves animal testing.  

Each week, we pick the most interesting, groundbreaking, and important news to feature in a weekly news roundup. In this round up we feature news stories from 3 - 13 March 2025.

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Discover how aspirin could prevent some cancers from spreading

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

CANCER RESEARCH, MICE

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-discover-how-aspirin-could-prevent-some-cancers-from-spreading 

 

How the brain switches between persevering, trying something new, or giving up

UCL

NEUROSCIENCE, MICE

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/mar/how-brain-switches-between-persevering-trying-something-new-or-giving 

 

Accelerating the search for new glioblastoma treatments

CANCER RESEARCH UK

CANCER, MICE

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/03/04/accelerating-the-search-for-new-glioblastoma-treatments/ 

 

Ammonia build-up kills liver cells but can be prevented using existing drug 

UCL

LIVER DISEASE, MICE

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/mar/ammonia-build-kills-liver-cells-can-be-prevented-using-existing-drug 

 

Genetic therapy brings life-changing vision improvements for infants

KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

GENE THERAPY, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN ANIMALS

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/genetic-therapy-brings-life-changing-vision-improvements-for-infants 

 

Comment: New research shows bigger animals get more cancer, defying decades-old belief

UCL

CANCER, WILDLIFE

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/mar/comment-new-research-shows-bigger-animals-get-more-cancer-defying-decades-old-belief 

 

Breakthrough in next-generation polio vaccines, University of Leeds 

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

VACCINES, POLIO, RATS, MICE, INVERTEBRATES
 

https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news/article/5747/breakthrough-in-next-generation-polio-vaccines 

 

Scientists identify genes that make humans and Labradors more likely to become obese

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

GENETICS, DOGS

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-genes-that-make-humans-and-labradors-more-likely-to-become-obese 

https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/03/06/scientists-identify-genes-that-make-humans-and-labrador-retrievers-more-likely-to-develop-obesity/ 

 

Reviving the woolly mammoth isn’t just unethical. It’s impossible

PUBLISHED IN THE GUARDIAN, UCL AUTHOR

GENETICS, MICE

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/06/woolly-mammoth-us-scientists-unethical-government 

 

1,400 species found in guts of Asian hornets

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

ANIMAL BIOLOGY, INVERTEBRATES

https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/1400-species-found-in-guts-of-asian-hornets/ 

 

Last edited: 25 March 2025 16:57

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