Hot on the heels of global animal-testing phase out announcements in 2025, global momentum is continuing with regulators and public funders beginning to put real structures in place to support animal-free science, from regulatory guidance to validation pathways and major investment in human-based methods. So, what are these changes? We
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
This study provides strong, human-relevant evidence that GLP-1 drugs help protect the kidney and heart in people with type 2 diabetes, reinforcing the importance of clinical trials over animal studies for human health. Article Badve, SV, Bilal, A, Lee, MMY, Sattar, N, Gerstein, HC, Ruff, CT, McMurray, JJV, Rossing,
2024 was another busy year which commenced with the completion of our re-brand from HRA to AFSA. Campaigning under our new brand commenced imminently. On World Day for Animals in Laboratories, we launched our Honour me With a Name Campaign giving recognition to primates used in biomedical research in Australia,
Article Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations. Cell 184, 5916–5931, November 24, 2021, Elsevier Inc., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.10.015 Authors Chloe X. Yap, Anjali K. Henders, Gail A. Alvares, David L.A. Wood, Lutz Krause, Gene W. Tyson, Restuadi Restuadi, Leanne Wallace, Tiana McLaren, Narelle K. Hansell, Dominique Cleary, Rachel Grove, Claire Hafekost,
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