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Exploring alternatives to animal testing in drug discovery

Drug Target Review

Animal testing plays a significant role in pre-clinical research and therefore requires the use of millions of animals. million scientific procedures involving live animals were carried out in 2020. million scientific procedures involving live animals were carried out in 2020. In Britain, 2.88 In Britain, 2.88

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The 3Rs Principles in Cosmetic and Self-care Industry: the Regulation that Prioritises Animal Welfare

biobide

Cruelty-free cosmetics have emerged as a powerful statement within the beauty industry and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), reflecting a growing consumer consciousness on the ethical treatment of animals. In 2004 the European Union (EU) introduced a ban on animal testing on finished products.

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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

Neurons were classified by software as either positive for prion protein expression (yellow) before treatment with CHARM (left panel), or negative (purple) after treatment (right panel). Credit: Neumann EN, Bertozzi TM, et al. Vallabh soon found out that she inherited the same disease-causing mutation in the prion protein gene.

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Ubiquitous pyrogens and 3D cancer models

Drug Target Review

How can this finding potentially reduce the reliance on animal testing in the field of cancer drug testing? 3D printing allows innovators to produce complex structures and intricate organ models, which can be used to study diseases and test new therapies in a more realistic and efficient manner.

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4 Unique Challenges of Oncology Trials

Advarra

Because of this, oncology researchers may only have access to minimal existing scientific literature related to cell-based data and animal testing to predict an investigational therapy’s effect on human factors. This exacerbates the problem of working within a limited treatment population.

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Human neuronal cells: possibilities in drug safety testing

Drug Target Review

Our approach to seizure liability screening is especially pertinent in the context of the recent FDA modernization act which allows applicants to use methods other than animal testing to establish drug safety and effectiveness. 26 Outside of drug safety, we also plan to adapt our model to anti-epileptic drug discovery.

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