Publication: Marmoset superior colliculus: neuronal expression of somatostatin but not vasoactive intestinal peptide or neuropeptide Y (2025) Authors: N Atapour et al Department of Physiology and Neuroscience Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Funding: This research was funded by a grant from the National Health and Medical
A 2025 study bred rats over multiple generations for seizure susceptibility—but failed to create a working epilepsy model, highlighting the limitations of animal experiments and the need for human-relevant alternatives. Key definitions Amygdala: A small, almond-shaped brain region involved in emotion processing and memory. In this study, electrical stimulation of
Many people are unaware that primate experimentation is still being conducted in Australia. Here, we continue our series of snapshots of current experiments being conducted in Australia. A (2024) publication (1) has revealed invasive procedures carried out on macaques at Monash University, Australia. The study subjected, intelligent monkeys to invasive
Xenotransplantation is a medical procedure where organs or cells from one species, in this case, piglets, are used to treat diseases in another species, such as diabetic-induced baboons used in this research. In this study, researchers from Westmead Institute for Medical Research NSW genetically modified piglets, between 1 -5 days of age, to
According to a 2022 publication 6 tammar wallabies, bred specifically for research were used in vision experiments. Help us urge the Australian Research Council to stop funding cruel and scientifically obsolete brain and vision experiments on wallabies. Tammar wallabies, bred specifically for research, have been subjected to invasive procedures like craniotomies
Researchers at the University of New South Wales used 868 adult female New Zealand white rabbits in spinal bone graft experiments from 2016 to 2019. These procedures involved invasive surgeries to test synthetic grafting materials, leading to significant stress and suffering for the rabbits. As prey animals, rabbits experience high
Here a 2021 publication describes how researchers at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health used of 67 inbred male ‘alcohol-preferring’ rats in basic science experiments relating to Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). The rats were sourced from the Institute’s breeding colony, having been bred specifically to voluntarily consume high
Many people are unware that primate experimentation is still being conducted in Australia. A vital part of HRA’s work is to rigorously monitor Australia’s use of primate experiments in medical research and the publications we continue to uncover never cease to shock and dismay us. Researchers at Monash University conducted
The University of Adelaide, with approval from the university’s animal ‘ethics’ committee, developed a ‘mouse model’ of bacterial scald wound infection and sepsis. To develop the ‘model’ young mice were placed in a 65°C water bath for 45 seconds until a burn characterised by the appearance of a blister and
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