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👀 Will we see you at IAT Congress 2026? Join Dr Nikki Osborne discussing whether mindset awareness can improve workplace wellbeing 📍 Meeting Room 3 🗓 26 Mar - 9 am Shared are insights generated by mindset awareness session delivered across the lab animal science sector.

Researchers at the University of Liège, an EARA member, have identified a new molecular switch that enables immune cells, called macrophages, to fully develop and protect organ health. eara.eu/post/important… #immunity #AnimalResearch #mice #molecularBiology #macrophages #health #ResearchNews #science

The Human Organ Atlas, a new resource for researchers, clinicians, and educators, is an open-access database of 3D imaging of intact human organs. The portal includes donor samples with conditions from congenital disorders to COVID-19. Learn more in @ScienceAdvances: scim.ag/4bnSEzZ

Researchers at the University of Arkansas, US, have developed an experimental microneedle painkiller patch for #pigs that could improve animal welfare in farms. 🔗eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

🌱 New season, new skills! Our Spring 2026 Workshops for AWERB members, NTCOs, and NIOs are now open for booking. High-quality, interactive training delivered via live webinar. Enhance your skills! Book now: info@learningcurvedevelopment.co.uk #AnimalScience #Training #CPD

The #NobelPrize-winning invention ECG – a milestone in heart diagnosis – is a technique that records the small electric waves being generated during heart activity. Image: From the 19th century, front view of the heart. #ValentinesDay

Today on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the vital role of #WomenInSTEM! From early-morning fieldwork to coaching handlers, her work blends science, structure, and compassion: bit.ly/4bKbGCD #WomenInScience #APOPO #HeroDOGs #MineAction

🔹 Webinar of the Week 🔹 🎥 Free on-demand: 10–18 Feb 2026. How to perform a systematic review in biomedical research with Dr Shona Lang. Learn how systematic reviews can improve the rigour, reproducibility & design of Biomedical studies. 👉 Register: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/75885…

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Researchers have designed a cocktail of camelid nanobodies that protects mice and ferrets from severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (#SFTSV), an emerging and deadly tick-borne virus. @ScienceTM scim.ag/4pjCsVO

To understand the ability to orient ourselves in space, John O'Keefe studied brains of rats as they moved around a room. He found different cells were activated depending on where the rat was - forming an internal brain map of the room. Learn more: bit.ly/3G3bxbd

Focus on the good in life and it becomes how you live your life Image: instagram.com/lynn_giunta

🔹 Webinar of the Week 🔹 🎥 Free on-demand: 25 Nov–3 Dec 2025. Is mindset awareness helpful within research cultures? Join Dr Nikki Osborne to explore two mindsets & how they shape behaviour in research. 👉 Register: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/42478…

A study using #mice @TU_Muenchen found that pancreatic tumors exploit the body’s nervous system to drive tumor growth. The researchers now hope to identify drugs that can block this process in patients. tum.de/en/news-and-ev… #AnimalResearch

A study at @HelmholtzMunich and the German Center for Diabetes Research revealed that #pig #pancreas #development closely resembles humans, making pigs valuable for studying pancreatic diseases, including #diabetes. Read more: eara.eu/post/pig-study… #AnimalResearch #science #scicomm

That’s a wrap for #EARA2025! 💫 The first-ever EARA conference - Shaping the future of animal research communication - took place on 6-7 November in the Max Delbrück Center (MDC) in Berlin, a coordinated effort between EARA, MDC and Charité Berlin, both EARA members. See the video to get a glimpse of #EARA2025.

The #STD called Insect iridescent virus 6 (IIV-6) infects invertebrates and is known for its unique ability to cause iridescence in infected #insects, resulting in a striking blue or green coloration of the insect's body. understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/ten-anima… #AnimalResearch #AnimalTesting

Great to take part in the LASA New PELH Workshop, bringing together 19+ delegates to reflect on leadership, responsibility & good research practice. Thanks to everyone involved — valuable discussions & great reminder of our shared responsibility as licence holders & animal carers

The UK government has unveiled a new roadmap to accelerate the phase-out of animals used in science by supporting researchers to transition to alternative methods. Discover more: eara.eu/post/uk-unveil… #SciencePolicy #UK #AnimalResearch #NAM #AI