For many years, the European Union has pursued a policy aimed at the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal testing ...

Before new medicines are brought to market, their side effects must be tested. This is usually done through animal testing or cell culture studies. However, these are often not sufficiently reliable.

China has reported its first human H1N2v swine flu case, highlighting the need for continued surveillance of emerging influenza viruses and zoonotic risks.

Combining engineered human tissue with high-content imaging, robotics and AI-driven control can help make drug testing more ...

Tony Jones’ documentary Sentient traces the journey of Dr Lisa Jones-Engel, as well as that of the macaque primates.

The seven-year competition just named its top 10 finalists.

Cancer isn’t supposed to be contagious, but scientists studying wild catfish in North America may have discovered one of the ...

Inspired by how dogs sprint toward obstacles and leap through tight spaces, the approach allows a robot to decide when to ...

This is the story of my husband, Buddy — an emotional support human in every sense of the phrase — who volunteers with FOTAS ...

Chronic wasting disease outlives the deer it kills.

JNCASR researchers have developed a smartphone-enabled platform that measures amyloid-beta in blood serum, pointing toward ...

The first-hand experience of TB in Shay Monaghan’s herd (pages 18, 19) makes for harrowing reading. Having been free of TB ...