European Animal Research Association

27/12/2025

On the to the new year, we asked the EARA team to share their favourite science stories from 2025. Monique Sundin, our Policy Officer, chose a study from the Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - UMG and UKSH Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein in which a patch of lab-grown heart muscle, which was previously tested using monkeys, was used to treat a person with heart failure.

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26/12/2025

On the to the new year, we asked the EARA team to share their favourite science stories from 2025. Nuno Gonçalves, our Deputy Director, chose a study from Stanford Medicine where researchers developed organoids with their own blood vessels for the first time.
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25/12/2025

Proteins rarely act alone. Instead, they bind to other proteins, forming protein complexes, to carry out essential biological processes like cell communication, immune responses and metabolic processes. Understanding these interactions is crucial, but experimentally determining how proteins fit together is slow, expensive and technically challenging.

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center developed an AI-based approach that can predict whether two proteins interact and how they bind to each other.

Learn more: https://www.eara.eu/post/ai-accurately-predicts-how-proteins-interact

Research from the US shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately predict how proteins interact with one another.

24/12/2025

Researchers from Institut Pasteur have developed a vaccine that protects mice against anaphylaxis, a severe and life-threatening allergic reaction. This work could inform the development of new treatments for people with severe allergies.

Learn more: https://www.eara.eu/post/vaccine-protects-mice-against-severe-allergic-reactions

Researchers in France have developed a vaccine that protects mice against anaphylaxis, a severe and life-threatening allergic reaction. This work could inform the development of new treatments for people with severe allergies.

23/12/2025

We are pleased to welcome the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana to EARA!
Check out the full list of EARA members on our website: http://eara.eu/our-members

23/12/2025

Research institutions in Spain continue to strengthen their commitment to openness about animal research, according to the latest evaluation report covering 2024 and produced by EARA.

EARA Executive Director, Kirk Leech, said: “Congratulations to colleagues in Spain for making further progress in improving proactive communications on the use of animals in research. Spain is the largest Transparency Agreement in the World and continues to set standards other countries should aspire to.”

Read more: https://www.eara.eu/post/spanish-animal-research-transparency-continues-to-strengthen

Research institutions in Spain continue to strengthen their commitment to openness about animal research, according to the latest evaluation report covering 2024 and produced by the European Animal Research Association (EARA).

22/12/2025

A study from the USDA-ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, used as a model for a common liver complication caused by intravenous feeding in premature babies.
This allowed them to test parenteral nutrition using different and newly FDA-approved liquid mixtures for bloodstream nutrition, discovering that these mixtures significantly improved weight gain.

Learn more: https://www.eara.eu/post/pig-study-could-improve-health-of-premature-babies

A study in the US used pigs as a model for a common liver complication caused by intravenous feeding in premature babies.

19/12/2025

The second Portuguese Open Week on Animal Research brought institutions across Portugal together to promote transparency and public understanding of the use of animals in biomedical research.
Click to learn about their initiatives: https://www.eara.eu/post/portugal-celebrates-open-week-on-animal-research

The second Portuguese Open Week on Animal Research (2–5 December) brought institutions across Portugal together to promote transparency and public understanding of the use of animals in biomedical research. The initiative is part of the Portuguese Transparency Agreement and supported by the Europe...

18/12/2025

Cancer is usually diagnosed in older people, but preclinical cancer vaccine testing often uses simplified cell cultures that don’t reflect immune system changes that occur with ageing, a process called immunosenescence.

Research from the Terasaki Institute shows that a new lymph-node-on-a-chip can replicate age-dependent immune responses to cancer vaccines, providing a more accurate testing platform.

Learn more: https://www.eara.eu/post/organ-on-a-chip-tests-elderly-people-immune-reaction-to-cancer-vaccines

Research from the US shows that a new lymph-node-on-a-chip can replicate age-dependent immune responses to cancer vaccines, providing a more accurate testing platform.

17/12/2025

After the success of EARA's first webinar, we are happy to announce our second edition, focusing on the role of in animal research, taking place on 27 Jan 2026 14:00 - 15:30 (GMT).

This online event will bring together a panel of international veterinarians to highlight their essential role in safeguarding animal welfare and upholding ethical standards in scientific research. The speakers will explore how veterinary professionals ensure the highest quality of care for animals involved in life-changing studies, concluding with a live panel discussion.

Register now: https://shorturl.at/iHOVR
*Event free of charge

16/12/2025

Smoking is still one of the most pressing global public health challenges. It is a risk factor for many conditions, such as cancers and heart disease, but the addictive properties of ni****ne make quitting extremely hard.

A study from Pusan National University (PNU) has discovered that astrocytes, a type of brain cell that helps maintain brain internal balance, play an active role in ni****ne addiction in rats.

Learn more: https://www.eara.eu/post/ni****ne-addiction-explained-by-rat-brain-cells

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A study from South Korea has discovered that astrocytes, a type of brain cell that helps maintain brain internal balance, play an active role in ni****ne addiction in rats.

12/12/2025

Scientists from UC Berkeley have discovered that African chimpanzees routinely consume alcohol naturally present in overripe fruit that, given the size of their bodies, would be equivalent to having two drinks a day, suggesting that human addiction to alcohol has an evolutionary root.

Learn more: https://www.eara.eu/post/wild-chimps-prefer-alcoholic-fruits-a-glimpse-into-human-addiction

A US study has discovered that African chimpanzees routinely consume alcohol naturally present in overripe fruit that, given the size of their bodies, would be equivalent to having two drinks a day, suggesting that human addiction to alcohol has an evolutionary root.