Researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and from the Vrije University Amsterdam have investigated the development of amyloid-β protein deposits using infrared microscopy. They have gained important insights.

This year, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is again awarding a research prize for the promotion of alternatives to animal experiments.

A research team from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Humboldt University Berlin, and other scientists* has succeeded in detecting the Sars-Cov2 virus in neuroanatomical structures that connect the eye, mouth, and nose with the brain stem. Using special staining and electron microscopic imaging, they were able to visualize and photograph intact coronavirus particles in the olfactory mucosa, where the virus was most commonly found.

A ban on animal testing for cosmetics has been in force in the EU since 2013. Since then, neither the conduction of corresponding tests nor the trade with corresponding products is allowed. But this milestone of animal protection is now in danger.