University of Manchester - Archive (animal research)
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2025
09
May
2025
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15:35
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University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal discs, aiming to revolutionise our understanding of back pain and disc degeneration in a leap for medical science.
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01
May
2025
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19:00
Europe/London
Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which could revise what students are taught at school.
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29
April
2025
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16:49
Europe/London
A new clotbusting drug tested on mice has been shown by University of Manchester scientists to be significantly better at treating ischemic stroke than existing therapies.
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07
April
2025
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08:16
Europe/London
Feeling hungry doesn’t just make you reach for a snack – it may also change your immune system.In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger can change the number of immune cells in the blood, even when the animals hadn’t …
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04
April
2025
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19:00
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New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast.
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31
March
2025
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15:33
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University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of sea turtles.
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06
January
2025
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13:00
Europe/London
A significant research grant from the Wellcome Trust will allow a team of researchers to identify the biological mechanisms through which magnetic forces affect animals, including humans.
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2024
04
December
2024
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15:36
Europe/London
A groundbreaking debate on animal research at The University of Manchester has received a prestigious openness award.
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14
November
2024
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11:25
Europe/London
A researcher from The University of Manchester has bagged a prize for developing a powerful way to minimize suffering in animals when studying kidney disease.
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11
September
2024
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12:46
Europe/London
Today, 11 September 2024, Understanding Animal ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations that carry out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research – in Great Britain. These …
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05
August
2024
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07:51
Europe/London
A leading expert at The University of Manchester has said that the life science sector has a transformative opportunity over the next few years if it works collaboratively with regulators, academia and the wider public, in a new report.
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29
July
2024
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07:38
Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s animal research unit has been accredited by one of the world’s leading organisations promoting the humane treatment of animals in science.
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02
July
2024
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12:41
Europe/London
Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf’s coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought, an international team of scientists has found.
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18
April
2024
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13:00
Europe/London
Human mini-lungs grown by University of Manchester scientists can mimic the response of animals when exposed to certain nanomaterials.
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2023
20
December
2023
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09:39
Europe/London
The video from a groundbreaking debate on animal research held at The University of Manchester's Whitworth hall has been published.
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09
October
2023
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08:20
Europe/London
Some of the leading thinkers on different sides of the debate around animal research are to take on the issue in front of University of Manchester staff and students in a live event at the Whitworth Hall on 28 November, between 7pm and 9pm.
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10
August
2023
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15:02
Europe/London
A study of four common fish species by University of Manchester scientists has revealed that gene expression changes when their developing embryos are exposed to warmer waters.
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07
August
2023
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20:00
Europe/London
New research has shed light on how high blood pressure causes changes to arteries in the brain, a process that leads to vascular dementia. The research, led by University of Manchester scientists, funded by the British Heart Foundation and …
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13
July
2023
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09:56
Europe/London
Today, 13 July 2023, Understanding Animal ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations that carry out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research – in Great Britain. These …
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17
March
2023
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10:23
Europe/London
Schoolchildren from across Greater Manchester flocked to Manchester Museum to see what was on offer for the annual British Science week from 10 – 19 of March.
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2022
20
December
2022
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08:38
Europe/London
2022 was another bumper year for news from the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and health. Here are some of our highlights:In January we showed how early data for multivariant COVID-19 vaccine booster shows promise. The first results of an early trial …
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07
December
2022
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16:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has bagged a prestigious openness award for its pioneering work on communicating animal research to the public.
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03
October
2022
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17:00
Europe/London
Mice who have been tricked into thinking they are fasting manage inflammation more easily, according to neurobiologists at The University of Manchester and collaborators from the University of Naples ‘Federico II’, in Italy.
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30
June
2022
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10:17
Europe/London
Today, 30 June 2022, Understanding Animal ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations that carry out the highest number of animal procedures – those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research – in Great Britain. These …
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12
May
2022
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13:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has retained its status as one of the top Universities in the country for openness in animal research.
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11
April
2022
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09:02
Europe/London
A dietary supplement sold over the counter could be toxic and should not be used until it is shown to be safe, biologists from the Universities of Manchester and Kyoto have discovered.
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2021
02
September
2021
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09:28
Europe/London
The drug Viagra, used to treat sexual impotence, can strongly suppress abnormal heart rhythms known as arrythmias in sheep according to University of Manchester scientists.
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01
July
2021
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08:55
Europe/London
New collaborative research led by Manchester Museum, part of The University of Manchester, has resulted in the first scientific description of an extremely rare tadpole.
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24
June
2021
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10:20
Europe/London
An international team of scientists from Manchester, Montpellier and Copenhagen have identified why some endurance athletes experience a heart rhythm disturbance called ‘heart block’.
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17
June
2021
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08:54
Europe/London
Infant sharks that live in the familiar mermaids’ purses found on most beaches in the UK and throughout the world are more vulnerable to predation because of ocean warming, new research suggests.
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