Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Well before a human receives the first dose of an experimental drug, it’s evaluated in an animal to test for toxicity. Monkeys are often chosen for their genetic similarities to humans, and safe ...

Stem Pharm, a Madison biotech startup, is using lab-created 3D "organoids" to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. In April, the FDA and NIH announced plans to incentivize so-called "new ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary on Thursday announced a move away from animal-based drug testing in favor of human-based methods ...

The National Institutes of Health announced last week that it will no longer issue funding calls for grant proposals that rely solely on animal testing. Moving forward, all such calls must also ...

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A beagle who had spent the vast majority of his life living in a cage at an animal testing facility has taken his first steps as a free dog. For the longest time, all Zoomer, aged 6, ever knew was ...

'It is utterly shocking that we continue to subject defenceless puppies to unimaginable pain' say celebrities, MPs and charities ...

Animal welfare and animal rights groups are praising the Trump administration’s moves away from animal testing for the development of pharmaceuticals as well as for medical and other research. They ...