University of Manchester - Archive (Animal Research)
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2019
26
June
2019
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16:39
Europe/London
University of Manchester and University of North Texas scientists are the first to show that an embryonic living heart can be programmed to survive the effects of a low oxygen environment in later life.
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01
May
2019
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16:50
Europe/London
Erectile dysfunction drug could treat heart failure – new study PureRadiancePhoto/Shutterstock
In the 1990s, the US drug firm Pfizer was developing drugs to treat angina. During early trials of these drugs, male participants reported a striking ...
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16
April
2019
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13:30
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A new spectacular jumping spider has been discovered and named in honour of Eric Carle, the famous author of children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
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25
January
2019
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16:04
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Scientists from The University of Manchester have found a way to trick the eye into thinking the world is brighter than it actually is.
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2018
31
October
2018
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10:21
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Paul Tar, Research Associate, University of Manchester
Experimenting on animals is a big part of biomedical research and also a big concern for those interested in animal welfare. Scientists are encoura...
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25
June
2018
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21:00
Europe/London
A potential new way of treating cerebral malaria has been discovered by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Glasgow, in a study using mice.
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24
April
2018
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11:12
Europe/London
A machine learning approach for assessing images of the craters and dunes of Mars, which was developed at The University of Manchester, has now been adapted to help scientists measure the effects of treatments on tumours.
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14
February
2018
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13:00
Europe/London
The first attempt to systematically review existing evidence has shown that pet ownership can help people with mental health problems.
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09
February
2018
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15:32
Europe/London
Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science.
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2017
06
November
2017
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12:30
Europe/London
As part of the ongoing commitment to greater openness about animal research, the ten universities which conduct the most animal procedures have publicised their figures today, revealing that they collectively conducted a third of all UK animal resear...
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27
October
2017
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16:00
Europe/London
A new tool has been developed by scientists at The University of Manchester to help reverse the decline in some of the world’s most endangers species of amphibians.
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17
March
2017
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11:00
Europe/London
Immune cells which are reduced in number by obesity could be a new target to treat diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension that affect overweight people, according to a collaborative study between The University of Manchester, Lund Universi...
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08
February
2017
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12:06
Europe/London
Disabling a part of brain cells that acts as a tap to regulate the flow of proteins has been shown to cause neurodegeneration, a new study from The University of Manchester has found.
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31
January
2017
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11:22
Europe/London
University of Manchester biologists have discovered that breast tissues have 24-hour body clocks, and that several hundred genes are regulated in a daily cycle.
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23
January
2017
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16:00
Europe/London
A new combination of drugs, tested by University of Manchester scientists, has significantly enhanced the survival of laboratory mice with lymphoma.
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19
January
2017
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15:00
Europe/London
Scientists have shown that chewing your food properly can boost your mouth’s immune system to protect you against illness.
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2016
09
December
2016
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10:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has won two awards for the way in which it communicates animal research.
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25
November
2016
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12:08
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that a potential new drug reduces the number of brain cells destroyed by stroke and then helps to repair the damage.
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27
October
2016
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12:00
Europe/London
The ten UK universities who do the most world-leading biomedical research* have announced their animal research statistics, revealing that they collectively conducted a third of all UK animal research in 2015.
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08
June
2016
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19:00
Europe/London
New research, by the Universities of Glasgow and Manchester, has revealed an ‘Achilles heel’ of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) and found drugs to successfully target this weakness and eradicate the disease in mice.
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06
May
2016
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20:00
Europe/London
For the first time, researchers have devised a method to selectively deliver drugs to a pregnant woman’s placenta without harming the foetus, in a development which could help prevent some premature births and treat conditions such as pre-eclampsia.
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13
April
2016
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12:43
Europe/London
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, who have a disease that can lead to blindness, could have their sight restored after The University of Manchester entered into a technology license with Seattle-based company Acucela Inc.
The agreement wi...
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07
April
2016
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15:00
Europe/London
Manchester scientists have identified a potential double drug combination against B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, according to a study published in the journal Cell Death and Disease today (Thursday).
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2013
26
November
2013
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01:00
Europe/London
Pupils from schools and colleges across Greater Manchester have been learning about animal research at The University of Manchester as part of a special open day.
The University opened its doors to over 40 A-level students to show why in certain s...
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