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 13 - 23 March 2025.

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Gene drive modified mosquitoes offer new tool for malaria elimination efforts, Imperial College

IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   |   MALARIA, MOSQUITOES

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261995/gene-drive-modified-mosquitoes-offer-tool/ 

 

Pioneering study explores brain implants to combat alcohol and opioid addiction 

KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   |   NEUROSCIENCE, ADDICTION   |   DBS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN ANIMALS

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/brain-implants-addiction 

 

Cambridge and London hospitals to pioneer brain implants to combat alcohol and opioid addiction 

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   |   NEUROSCIENCE, ADDICTION   |   DBS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN ANIMALS

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-and-london-hospitals-to-pioneer-brain-implants-to-combat-alcohol-and-opioid-addiction 

 

Why seals don’t drown – a fundamental question answered

UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   |   ANIMAL BIOLOGY

https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/why-seals-dont-drown-a-fundamental-question-answered/ 

 

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

UNIVERSITY OF READING   |   CANCER   |   MULTIPLE SPECIES

https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/2025/03/13/bigger-animals-get-more-cancer/ 

 

What deer poo can tell us about the future of Britain’s woodlands

UNIVERSITY OF READING   |   ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

https://research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/2025/03/20/deer-poo-future-of-britains-woodlands/ 

 

New RVC-led research assesses success of electroacupuncture in treating equine TMHS

ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   |   VETERINARY SCIENCE   |   HORSES

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/equine-vet/news/new-rvc-led-research-assesses-success-of-electroacupuncture-in-treating-equine-tmhs 

 

More funding of scientist-farmer collaborative research at the farm-level is key to delivering sustainable UK food system

ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   |   FUNDING, SUSTAINABILITY, FOOD SYSTEMS

https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/more-funding-scientist-farmer-collaborative-research-farm-level-key-delivering-sustainable-uk 

 

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Last edited: 25 March 2025 16:57

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