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Alzheimer's research: Science team develops brain aging processes on a chip
Thursday, 12 September 2024 12:42Researchers from the contract research company Hesperos Inc. as well as from the University of Central Florida (UCF) have developed a model with aged nerve cells of the human cerebral cortex to understand the role of senescence in Alzheimer's disease and to find treatment options for Alzheimer's disease.
Reminder: EPAA 3R Science Award 2024 - Applications open until 23 September
Thursday, 12 September 2024 11:56The European Partnership for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EPAA) EPAA promotes the development, validation and acceptance of 3R alternative approaches (replacement, reduction and refinement of animal testing). Therefore, every two years the 3R Science Award is presented to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to the 3Rs. Contributions can come from industry or academia.
Rare diseases: Important findings about Cockayne syndrome in vitro
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 17:15A German-Swiss research team led by Prof. Ellen Fritsche, head of the Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), has examined nerve cells from patients suffering from the rare Cockayne syndrome B. They have gained important clues about the causes of the disease phenomena microcephaly, mental retardation and demyelination.
In silico: New tool to cope with the unreliability of computer predictions
Monday, 26 August 2024 15:04Austrian researchers led by Sergey Sosnin, Senior Scientist in the Pharmacoinformatics Research Group at the University of Vienna, have developed a computer tool that improves the reliability and informative value of computer-aided predictions.
Milan: New CNS model to study multiple sclerosis
Monday, 26 August 2024 13:32Researchers from Italy and the United States have developed a new, simplified immune-competent brain organoid model that can be used to study inflammatory neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis.
Berlin: Cellbricks on the way to printed organs
Monday, 26 August 2024 13:31An explanatory film provides insights into the technology of 3D tissue printing using the technology of Berlin-based company Cellbricks (https://cellbricks.com/) as an example. Currently, organ-like systems can be printed in miniature format, e.g. for drug testing.
Heidelberg: biocompatible materials for 3D printing from microalgae
Wednesday, 21 August 2024 13:53An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Eva Blasco, a researcher at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM) at Heidelberg University, has succeeded for the first time in using raw materials obtained from microalgae to produce inks for printing complex biocompatible 3D microstructures.
Berlin: Einstein Center 3R launches new platform “Understanding alternatives”
Monday, 19 August 2024 11:41The Einstein Center 3R is a Berlin science initiative aiming to develop alternative methods to animal testing. The authors want to provide a differentiated picture of the current state of research in an understandable way using examples to give an insight into daily research.
CALL FOR APPLICATION: Descroix-Vernier EthicScience (DVES) Prize 2025
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 15:16With a total endowment of 110,000 euros rewarding 3 categories, the DVES prize is one of the best endowed prizes in Europe entirely dedicated to the most advanced, most convincing scientific and technological knowledge for alternatives to animal experiments.
Hope for horseshoe crab: synthetic alternative for endotoxin testing
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 14:30In its Pharmacopoeia, the United States has recognized synthetic alternatives to the blood of horseshoe crab. This allows synthetic alternatives such as the recombinant factor C test to be used as evidence for the quantification of endotoxins in medical products.
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