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OECD: New test guideline for skin damage
Monday, 28 July 2014 12:37The OECD has just published a new test guideline that describes an integrated testing strategy for skin corrosion and irritation. The use of animals is only provided for in exceptional cases.
Multiple Sclerosis: research on therapy with stem cells
Monday, 28 July 2014 12:36Scientists at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute have come a step closer to developing a replacement therapy for the treatment of MS patients using patients’ own stem cells.
Patient study: Important findings on schizophrenia
Tuesday, 22 July 2014 12:41An international research team has discovered 83 previously unknown gene regions suspected to be associated with schizophrenia. The scientists examined genes from 36,989 patients and from 113,075 control subjects.
CAAT Europe seeks CEO
Thursday, 10 July 2014 11:08The Center of Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)-Europe is an academic research center and communication platform. Candidates that are highly motivated to strengthen the collaboration between the public, academia, the private sector, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders in the field of animal-free toxicity testing are invited to apply for the position.
Parkinson's: Risk gene variant determined with stem cells
Monday, 07 July 2014 12:39With the help of patients’ material, researchers from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Tübingen have found out that people with a variant of the gene GBA1 bear an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
Human schizophrenia “model”
Friday, 04 July 2014 21:33According to a press release by scientists from the University of Bonn, 24 hours of sleep deprivation lead to schizophrenia-like symptoms in humans.
Lab on a Chip in Droplet Form
Monday, 30 June 2014 21:32Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new miniature in vitro system that uses spherical organ-like structures of different cell types cultured in hanging drops and linked together.
In vitro research on respiratory tract infections
Sunday, 29 June 2014 21:30The Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM) is one of 11 partners in the European PneumoNP project and will contribute to research with in vitro studies.
Inaugural EU-NETVAL meeting
Thursday, 26 June 2014 21:28The European Union Network of Laboratories for the Validation of Alternative Methods to Animal Experiments (European NETVAL) convened for its inaugural session on 26 and 27 June 2014.
CAAT honoured with Act4Animals award
Monday, 23 June 2014 21:05Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Hartung and the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) have been honoured by the Eurogroup for Animals with an Act4Animals award for their long-lasting commitment to replacing animal experiments. Eurogroup for Animals is a European animal welfare initiative comprising various national animal protection organisations.
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