The cancer medicine Taxol has been used to treat spinal injury in rats.
Bacteria in the gut acquired early in life could affect future brain development and behaviour, according to new research on mice.
A hormone has been found that boosts the memory of an unpleasant experience in rats.
Mice fed a diet lacking in the fatty acid omega-3 are more susceptible to mood disorders, according to new research.
An innovative new instrument has been developed that enables scientists to observe changes deep inside the brains of animals.
Caffeine and painkillers could be the most effective cure for a hangover headache, suggests new research on rats.
An innovative new approach to fighting cancer has reduced tumour size in mice.
Mice can be used to mimic Alzheimer's disease in humans.
A potential RNA based treatment for HIV is showing positive results in tests on mice.
Each year the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) awards a prize for innovative research which has an impact on the use of animals in life sciences.
Dr Simon Festing, the Chief Executive of Understanding Animal Research for a little over six years, is leaving the organisation to take up the post of CEO of the Society for General Microbiology (SGM).
Scientists are closer to developing a vaccine against the superbug MRSA.
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