Development of a cellular test to verify the safety of live vaccines, such as the yellow fever vaccine, without the need to use animal testing. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS... Read more
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method which determines not only whether a chemical or substance is allergenic, but also how strong its potential for causing hypers... Read more
Systems of this kind can help to achieve a big reduction in the cost of developing medical drugs The recent development of the concept of organs on a chip opens the possibility of realistica... Read more
What medications can be used to treat lung cancer, and how effective are they? Until now, drug companies have had to rely on animal testing to find out. But in the future, a new 3D model lun... Read more
The bone marrow-on-a-chip could also be used in the future to maintain a cancer patient’s own marrow temporarily The latest organ-on-a-chip from Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biol... Read more
A cost-effective alternative lab model for testing drugs and cosmetics An international team led by King’s College London and the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC)... Read more
They say that the model has the potential of reducing the need for some animal testing of new drugs for respiratory conditions. To determine whether new medicines are safe and effective for... Read more
To improve medical treatment, researchers test new drug ingredients on biological cells. By combining two microscopy techniques, the time required for testing can be reduced by 50 to 80 perc... Read more
An end to mascara testing on animals could be in sight thanks to tiny organisms nicknamed ‘slipper’ and ‘eyelash’. Mascara is a mild irritant, and rabbits have, historically, been used to te... Read more
Every year, October 4 is all about the protection of animals. On World Animal Day, animal welfare organisations around the globe advocate the respectful treatment and welfare of animals. One... Read more
Of the more than 80,000 chemicals used in the U.S., only 300 or so have ever undergone health and safety testing. In fact, only five chemicals have ever been restricted or banned by the U.S.... Read more
Genomic Biomarker Signature Can Predict Skin Sensitizers European legislation restricts animal testing within the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries and companies are increasingly lookin... Read more