Jan - June 2009
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Bioscience sector urges MEPs to safeguard research
25th March 2009
Nine key UK bioscience organisations have signed a Declaration of Concern about revision of EU Directive 86/609, urging MEPs to take a balanced view on revision of European regulation of animal research.
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Gene patches treat muscular dystrophy
19th March 2009
Researchers have developed a new approach in the search for treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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UV lights reduce TB spread
19th March 2009
Scientists using guinea pigs have shown that installing UV lights could reduce the transmission of TB (tuberculosis) in hospital wards.
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Website spotlight: Questionnaire
13th March 2009
Explore how you feel about animal research
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HIV strain can infect monkeys
12th March 2009
Scientists have created a strain of the human AIDS virus which is able to infect and proliferate in monkeys.
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Sticky antibodies prevent onset of vCJD
12th March 2009
Antibodies able to bind to a protein in the brain show promise in mice for preventing fatal prion diseases like vCJD (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease).
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EU proposals endanger HIV research
5th March 2009
Researchers have identified a cheap, commonly-used compound that, applied vaginally, can stop monkeys being infected with a monkey...
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Could the liver hold the key to Alzheimer's?
27th February 2009
sing rats, scientists have clarified the role of the liver in the clearance of a toxic protein thought to be the cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Gene controls formation of tooth enamel
27th February 2009
A team of researchers have pin-pointed the gene which controls the production of tooth enamel in mice, called Ctip2.
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Single dose may stop multiple flu strains
27th February 2009
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