A vaccine containing a broad spectrum of tumour antigens delivered in a virus vector successfully treated 8 out of 10 mice with prostate cancer.
The animal rights group Animal Aid has launched a campaign against medical research charities who fund animal research.
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away according to a new study in mice.
New animal research regulations from Europe will enhance the welfare of animals, facilitate modern science and cut through excessive red tape.
Researchers working on treatments for the brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have found a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Human hearts cannot repair themselves after a heart attack damages heart muscle.
The hepatitis C virus infects in the region of 170 million people around the world and creates an increased risk of cirrhosis, liver failure and cancer.
Macaques, like humans, are not indigenous to the island of Mauritius, isolated as it is in the Indian ocean.
Leukaemia causing stem cells have been eliminated in mice by suppressing two proteins.
A novel ‘Trojan horse' method of treating brain cancer has increased the survival time of mice by one half.
Animal rights protestors are targeting the beagle breeding company B&K Universal's plans for modernisation of their site in Grimston.
Some breast cancers do not respond to currently available chemotherapy.
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