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Russian commitment on non-animal testing
Monday, 18 November 2013 18:01In a further advance for non-animal alternatives, Russia’s Ministry of Health has now announced that non-animal tests for cosmetics will be accepted.
Cosmetics: China considers relaxing animal test requirements
Friday, 15 November 2013 18:03China is considering changing regulations to allow the sale of cosmetics that not have been previously tested on animals. The aim of this is to open the Chinese market to international companies that have spoken out against animal testing.
Ipsen to stop testing Botox on animals
Thursday, 14 November 2013 18:11According to a press release by the Belgian animal rights group Gaia, the Botox manufacturer Ipsen intends to give up Botox tests on animals from the end of 2014.
GWAS study identifies new risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
Thursday, 14 November 2013 18:05The international research consortium IGAP under participation of the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the University Hospital of Bonn, as well as scientists from Europe and the United States, has identified eleven new genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
Lush Prize 2013
Wednesday, 13 November 2013 18:07On 13 November 2013 in London, the UK cosmetics company Lush presented its annual Lush Prize. The prize consists of a £250,000 annual fund and rewards the projects and individuals working towards the goal of replacing animals in product or ingredient safety, in the five categories “science”, “training”, “public awareness”, “young researcher award” and “lobbying”.
Study connects endometriosis and pesticide exposure
Friday, 08 November 2013 18:13A case-control study of more than 800 participants in the United States found elevated values of two persistent organic pollutants in the sera of patients suffering from endometriosis.
Final Report on Research Ministry's Open Access dialogue
Thursday, 07 November 2013 18:15The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has commissioned a strategic dialogue on the topic "science-friendly and innovation-friendly copyright law for the digital information society". The final report is now available and includes usage scenarios and options for the future.
Oral bacteria promote atherosclerosis
Wednesday, 06 November 2013 19:34US physicians headed by Moïse Desvarieux from Columbia University, New York, have for the first time proven a direct correlation between the development of periodontitis and atherosclerosis.
Diabetes Research: New correlation detected in cohort study
Friday, 01 November 2013 19:56Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (German Research Center for Environmental Health), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich and the Technische Universität München (TUM) have detected new a correlation between certain genotypes associated with type 2 diabetes and altered metabolite concentrations.
ApoE protein as a biomarker for dementia detection
Friday, 01 November 2013 19:54Scientists from Tübingen and Stockholm haven discovered high levels of ApoE protein in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from dementia. The ApoE protein is associated with a severe course of this disease.
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