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 ...

Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical ...

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 ...

EVERETT — Altasciences, an animal testing lab in south Everett, was cited by federal regulators for injuring a monkey that hit the floor after being repeatedly tossed into the air. The Canadian firm ...

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The state Senate is one vote away from approving legislation to crack down on the use of dogs and cats for painful lab experiments. Senate Bill 381, dubbed the Beagle Bill by lawmakers, was inspired ...

Heartworm testing is another key topic. Heartworm disease develops silently and spreads through mosquito bites. Dr. John Hergenrether notes that annual tests confirm prevention is working. Routine lab ...

Ms. Blum is the author of “The Monkey Wars,” a book about ethical issues in animal research. Early in my career as a science journalist, I visited a primate research laboratory that was running an ...

In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health have announced new initiatives to reduce and replace animal testing in biomedical research. Central to these ...

A major operation to rescue dogs from an overseas animal testing center came to an end with dozens of rescued beagles experiencing freedom for the first time. The Beagle Freedom Project helps to ...