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Beyond Cochlear Implants: A Flexible Brainstem Device Restores Hearing Without Side Effects
A new soft auditory brainstem implant (ABI) developed by researchers at EPFL may revolutionize hearing restoration for people ...
Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
A vaccine under development at the University at Buffalo has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly ...
New possibilities for animal-computer interaction to benefit zoo animals and visitors
New technology that allows zoo animals and their human visitors to share experiences could have positive benefits for both, ...
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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
Researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure — by ...
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Physicians Committee Applauds FDA Commissioner Makary’s Leadership on Phasing Out Animal Testing in Favor of Human-Relevant Methods
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates for nonanimal science, is applauding the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Marty Makary, MD, MPH, ...
‘Paradigm shift’: FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drugs
On Thursday, shares in Charles River Laboratories, a leading contract research organizations that has stirred controversy over its use of non-human primates, plunged 28 percent after the FDA issued ...
To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial ...
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Purinergic receptor antagonism reduces interictal discharges and rescues cognitive function in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy
For the probabilistic feeding task, animals were exposed to a FED3 [feeding experiment device (Nguyen et al., 2016)] that dispensed a pellet (sweet, popped quinoa) from the central port every time the ...
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Scientists stunned by results from experiment strapping backpacks to endangered animals: 'It opened up a whole new world'
When scientists set out to track thick-billed parrots using tiny solar-powered "backpacks," they had no idea the research would reveal a need to ramp up conservation efforts for the endangered species ...
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Science Experiments for Kids
If you’re searching for fun science for kids, welcome to Science Sparks! We’ve got 100s of hands-on, kid-friendly science experiments, so you’re sure to find something to try wherever your interests ...