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Animal Research Benefits Mom and Baby Alike
The contributions of animal research to human health are many. In response to blanket statement that animal research “does not work” I wanted to provide three examples of how animal research has...
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The First Decade of the Human Genome: What’s on the Horizon?
To mark the 10th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome the BBC aired a documentary yesterday evening entitled “Miracle cure: a decade of the human genome” that can be viewed on the BBC...
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Spider silk used to repair nerve damage in sheep
On Friday I discussed some recent developments in use of stem cells to repair spinal cord damage, but central nervous system damage is not the only cause of paralysis; every year many thousands of...
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Trachea Transplant Makes History: Part 2
It’s been a little while since I’ve had much free time to devote to blog writing, and I’m only too aware of all the exciting examples of how animal research is advancing medicine. These have ranged...
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Trial of gene therapy in heart failure launches following success in rats and...
Heart failure is a deadly condition that affects about two out of every hundred adults in the USA, and occurs when the heart is unable to provide sufficient pump action to maintain blood flow to meet...
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The BUAV – Spies, Lies and Videotapes
For the second time this year the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) infiltrated an animal research facility and sent footage to a British tabloid. For a second time this year, the...
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Clinical trial success for Cystic Fibrosis gene therapy: built on animal...
This morning the Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium (GTC) announced the results of clinical trial in 140 patients with cystic fibrosis, which demonstrate the potential for gene therapy to slow –...
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The BUAV – Unsubstantiated Claims, Spies and Videotapes
This article was originally posted on 11 June 2014. On 4 June 2015 we received representation from CFI asking us to reconsider some of the wording. Having considered all of their comments and reflected...
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Research using sheep leads to a new device to record and stimulate the brain
A group of Australian and American researchers have used sheep to develop and test a new device (original paper) – the stentrode – for recording electrical signals from inside the brain. The research...
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SYR: The case for using large animal models to study reproduction
This guest post is written by Michelle Bedenbaugh, a Ph.D. student in the Physiology and Pharmacology Department at West Virginia University. It is part of our Speaking of Your Research series of posts...
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SYR: How sheep can help us understand why girls are reaching puberty at...
This guest post is the second written by Michelle Bedenbaugh, a Ph.D. student in the Physiology and Pharmacology Department at West Virginia University. Check out her first post on the benefits of...
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Research Roundup: Ending the vaccine-autism myth, spider venom for stroke...
Welcome to our third weekly roundups. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should...
View ArticleThe animal research behind the first US womb transplant birth
To witness any birth can be miraculous. However, the medical staff of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas all agree that this particular delivery was special. As first reported by TIME,...
View ArticleThese babies are why I celebrate Preeclampsia Awareness Month
This is one of my best friends, Karen*. She and I met on our first night in college and have been close ever since. We’ve celebrated birthdays, each other’s weddings, and reunions, and in February I...
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