July - Dec 2013
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Nobel guinea pigs
3rd October 2013
Although nearly 85% of Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have relied upon animal research, a few laureates have used themselves as guinea pigs.
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The Nobel Prize winners who experimented on themselves
3rd October 2013
Although nearly 85% of Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have relied upon animal research, a few laureates have used themselves as guinea pigs.
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Brain cancer research suggests new treatments
1st October 2013
Brain tumours, particularly aggressive gliomas, cannot currently be cured.
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Pro-Test Italia demonstrate in Rome
23rd September 2013
On the 19th September scientists and students gathered in Rome to support Pro-Test Italia’s second ever demonstration (read our coverage of their first rally).
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2013 Nobel Prize Predictions
17th September 2013
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2013 will be announced on 7th October
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Down syndrome symptoms reduced in mice with single injection
12th September 2013
US researchers have found a way to reverse Down syndrome symptoms in newborn lab mice by injecting an experimental compound that affects brain development.
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Lasker award given to neurotransmitter researchers
11th September 2013
The Lasker award for basic medical research has been awarded to Richard Scheller and Thomas Sudhof for their work on neurotransmission.
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New EU guide to alternatives to animal testing
9th September 2013
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a second edition of its European Reference Laboratory for Alternatives (EURL Ecvam) to Animal Testing search guide.
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3,000 Italian Researchers say no to law limiting animal research
3rd September 2013
More than three thousand researchers have signed an open appeal to the Italian Government, requesting changes in the way the EU 2010/63 Directive on animal research is being implemented in their country.
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Fire salamanders wiped out by newly found fungus
2nd September 2013
Fire salamanders are now all but extinct in Holland.
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