In light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Justin Varholick traces how mice have helped breast cancer research over the past century. In the third post of this 4-part series, we look at advances made from the 1970s to present time and how mice are being used as a model for humans. Over the past two … Continue reading Of Mice and Mammaries, Part 3: Modelling Human Breast Cancer
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Of Mice and Mammaries, Part 2: Breast cancer in a dish?
In light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Justin Varholick traces how mice have helped breast cancer research over the past century. In the second post of this 4-part series, we look at advances made from 1960 to 1975 when scientists were studying a virus in the milk. Last week, in Part 1 of this series, … Continue reading Of Mice and Mammaries, Part 2: Breast cancer in a dish?
Of Mice and Mammaries, Part 1: There’s something in the milk
In light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Justin Varholick traces how mice have helped breast cancer research over the past century. In the first post this 4-part series, we look at advances made from 1854 to 1940, including the understanding of the role of breast milk in causing certain types of tumors. Breast cancer is … Continue reading Of Mice and Mammaries, Part 1: There’s something in the milk
2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Fruit Fly Research
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to three U.S. scientists “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm”. Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine said, “Their discoveries explain how plants, animals, and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronized … Continue reading 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Fruit Fly Research
Jane Goodall and White Coat Waste are wrong about nicotine addiction research
This open letter is from scientists and leaders in the addiction research community. If you'd like to join the signatories listed below, please do in comments at the bottom of this article. Please also share with others with an interest in research on addiction. Smoking – and nicotine addiction – are sometimes easy targets for … Continue reading Jane Goodall and White Coat Waste are wrong about nicotine addiction research
Research institutions have a moral responsibility to defend their research programs and scientists
Every university, research institute, company, funder, and benefactor of scientific research that depends on animal studies: plays a role in public communication about animal research; has a responsibility for provision of responsive, accessible, and useful information about the work, its justification, conduct, oversight; and has a moral obligation to defend its science and scientists against … Continue reading Research institutions have a moral responsibility to defend their research programs and scientists
Does talcum powder cause ovarian cancer? Weighing up the human and animal studies
In this article, Justin Varholick, investigates the evidence on whether talcum powder can cause ovarian cancer. Over the years, several courts have ruled that talcum powder can cause ovarian cancer, while the scientific evidence suggests otherwise. In light of Ovarian Cancer Month, it is important to highlight how animal and human studies can improve our … Continue reading Does talcum powder cause ovarian cancer? Weighing up the human and animal studies
Research Roundup: Cholesterol vaccine in mice, zebrafish & osteoporosis, new cytomegalovirus treatment, and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Cholesterol vaccine in mice, zebrafish & osteoporosis, new cytomegalovirus treatment, and more!
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