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Species Differences: Immune System
Friday, 15 February 2013 19:20A team of researchers led by Shaw Warren at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has investigated differences between the immune systems of humans and mice. The researchers discovered that the gene expression of white blood cells (leukocytes) in humans after various induced inflammatory diseases differs greatly to that of various strains of mice.
Cognitive neuroscience and attention research: non-invasive methods in experimental basic research
Wednesday, 30 January 2013 19:23In the database for alternative methods to animal experiments (AnimAlt-ZEBET), a new document is now available. It portrays progress made in the area of non-invasive MRT (magnet resonance tomography)-based procedures with special significance for cognitive neuroscience and experimental attention research.
One billion for Blue Brain Project
Monday, 28 January 2013 19:26The Human Brain Project is one of the consortiums chosen to be part of the EU flagship initiative. The project’s initiators can look forward to receiving one billion euros in funding over a period of ten years. The goal of the Human Brain Project consortium is to model the processes in the brain in as detailed a manner as possible, to understand its functions and develop new drugs.
CULTEX Symposium: expectations fulfilled
Tuesday, 22 January 2013 19:32On 22 January 2013 a symposium was held on the CULTEX RFS method as in vitro test on inhalation toxicity. Current results of a BMBF-funded prevalidation study conducted by three laboratories in Hannover, Munich and Mainz were presented and discussed.
Portugal: International conference on alternatives
Wednesday, 16 January 2013 19:35The Portuguese Society for Humane Education (SPEdH) is organising the first International Conference of Alternatives to Animal Experimentation, to be held in the Fernando Lopes-Graça Auditorium, at the Fórum Municipal Romeu Correia in Almada, 26-27 January, 2013.
Swiss researchers develop new Botolinum toxin test methods
Wednesday, 16 January 2013 19:28Prof. Dr. Oliver Weingart together with Prof. Martin Loessner from the ETH Zurich in collaboration with the Spiez Laboratory in Switzerland developed a new test system which could test on botulinum neurotoxin without the use of mice in future. Using synthetically produced lipid membrane vesicles the test method measures the toxic activity of the nerve toxin.
New biochip technology uses tiny whirlpools to corral microbes
Thursday, 10 January 2013 19:37Researchers have demonstrated a new technology that combines a laser and electric fields to create tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separate particles and microbes by size, a potential lab-on-a-chip system for medicine and research.
Scientists investigate perception of the environment out of sight
Monday, 07 January 2013 19:40Using Functional Magnetic Resonance imaging (fMRI) Andreas Schindler and Andreas Bartels from Tübingen University Excellence Cluster CIN have investigated how brain represents the area outside the field of view.
Axiogenesis Earns U.S. Patent with In Vitro Drug Discovery Assay for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Friday, 04 January 2013 19:42The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approved a patent for Axiogenesis AG for the invention of its in vitro assay to screen pharmaceutical drug candidates for effectiveness and safety in treating Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Israel bans cosmetics tested on animals
Thursday, 03 January 2013 19:41With the January 1, 2013, import, marketing of cosmetics, detergents tested on animals officially barred by law. The new law was enacted as an addition to a law enacted in 2007, which banned animal testing in the Israeli Cosmetics Industry altogether.
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