Guest post by Ardon Shorr as he shares his personal perspective on the importance of animal research
Month: May 2014
How Can Charities Discuss Animal Research: A Guide
The Association of Medical Research Charities and Understanding Animal Research in the UK have recently jointly produced a booklet aimed at helping charities discuss the animal research they carry out or fund. So what is the guide about? This guide is designed to help medical research charities answer the questions from the public about the … Continue reading How Can Charities Discuss Animal Research: A Guide
Ebola virus vaccine developed to protect wild gorillas and chimpanzees
The current Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia is a stark reminder on the need for effective therapies and vaccines for this disease, which has claimed the lives of thousands of people in West Africa in a series of outbreaks since the 1970’s. It is not just the human inhabitants of West Africa … Continue reading Ebola virus vaccine developed to protect wild gorillas and chimpanzees
Spinal cord stimulation restores monkey’s ability to move paralysed hand
Today scientists at the Newcastle University Movement Laboratory announced that they have succeeded in restoring the ability to grasp and pull a lever with a paralysed hand using spinal cord stimulation. In a study undertaken in macaque monkeys they demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to restore voluntary movement in upper limb … Continue reading Spinal cord stimulation restores monkey’s ability to move paralysed hand
Keep Research Flying
Kirk Leech of the European Animal Research Association explains why it is vital that Air France continue to transport primates for medical research
The Concordat on Openness on Animal Research Arrives
Seventy-two organizations have signed the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK, committing to improving their communication surrounding the animal research they (or their members) conduct or fund
The Structure and Motivations of Antivivisection Organizations and Activists
I recently published a paper in EMBO reports (available free online for a few more weeks) which (among other things) looked at the factors influencing the animal rights movement, causing it to wax and wane over time. Firstly I separated animal rights groups into two general types using the term "antivivisection" to separate the "anti-research" … Continue reading The Structure and Motivations of Antivivisection Organizations and Activists
Paralysis breakthrough – electrical stimulation enables four paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs
This weeks issue of the neuroscience journal Brain carries an unusual image; against a background of nerve activity traces a man lies on the ground, and as you scan down the images he lifts his right leg off the ground. For most people this might just be a simple warm-up exercise, but for Kent Stephenson it … Continue reading Paralysis breakthrough – electrical stimulation enables four paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs
Speaking of Research 