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Questions over pain relief in experiments

A paper in the journal Laboratory Animals recently cast a shadow over the use of analgesia in laboratory situations and its appropriate use in experimental animals. The research assessed how frequently...

LDF funding EU survey of animal use in education

The latest figures from the 25 EU Member States, reporting animal use in 2005 (2004 for France), state that 198,994 animals were used for “education and training”. This is staggering in its enormity...

Progress in brain tumour project

With 25% of cancers found in the body spreading to the brain and worsening patient prognosis, it is vital to understand the mechanisms by which cancerous cells metastasise (move) into the brain, thereby...

Artificial Lymph Node: Testing human specific immune reactions

It has been stated that the “development of therapeutical [sic] monoclonal antibodies has resulted in an increased need for primates in reproductive toxicology since the immune system in macaques is much...

New Science: issue 1

New Science A new magazine exploring the latest developments in the world of research without animals. Also featuring reports on the research we are funding. If you are living in the UK or US and...

MEG and auditory processing

The potential for helping people with hearing impairments and language disorders was studied using MEG to look at auditory processing. Animal model auditory research has historically focused on single-unit...

A dynamic multi-cell type culture system as a model for Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)

Sepsis is a life threatening illness, usually caused by the body’s response to infection. The infection can be caused by various factors, including burns, bacteria etc. A frequent consequence of sepsis...

Extending the lifespan of computer–based alternatives

Over twenty years ago, LDF began financing the development of computer programmes to replace the use of animals in higher education practicals. The physiology and pharmacology programmes developed then,...