Are wild animals happier? That was the question posed by Christie Wilcox for a guest blog in Scientific American.
Scientists have identified a genetic change that makes lung tumours more likely to spread to other parts of the body.
Heart attacks and strokes could be prevented using a new method of blood vessel regeneration, according to research on mice.
A new computer model of rats' whiskers is helping scientists understand how rats process the sense of touch.
Scientists have created a new method to temporarily turn off the function of genes in mice.
Scientists have discovered how stress contributes to memory loss in old rats.
Recent research on public attitudes to animal experimentation has been published on the Ipsos MORI website.
From our archive - this video about the care of laboratory animals was produced by the Biomedical Research Trust in 2003.
Mouse retinas have been grown in the lab using embryonic stem cells.
Scientists have discovered a mechanism linking type-2 diabetes to obesity.
New treatments for chronic wounds could be developed following the discovery of stem cells that repair damaged skin tissue.
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