Sentences with phrase «which research with animals»

But nowadays you don't need a registry to know which university is doing which research with animals.

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The code of laws provides the regulations which create the proper relations between man and God, such as saying prayers, fasting, and other religious duties; they guide man in his relations with his brother in Islam or the non-Muslim community, in organizing the structure of the family and encouraging reciprocal affection; they lead man to an understanding of his place in the universe, encouraging research into the nature of man and animals and guiding man in the use of the benefits of the natural world.

Our understanding of biology / physiology often starts with animal research, but this doesn't give us evidence of sufficient quality or specificity with which to make public health policy.

When the researchers presented plans for their study to tribe members who were trained research assistants, the assistants protested that the experiment — which involved watching children play with toy animals — was not culturally appropriate.

Animal models come with some uncertainty, cautions biochemist James Stevens of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., but he says «it's probably the hemagglutinin switch which is going to be one of the critical events» in a future pandemic.

The latter type of research, in which human cells or tissue are integrated into animals, was given the green light in the United Kingdom in October 2008, when the British House of Commons approved a bill that expanded the country's rules governing work with human embryos.

The judicial action could force the university, which is believed to be holding the chimps, to release the primates, and could sway additional judges to do the same with other research animals.

They call this form of activation «non-ligand-dependent,» and in a complex series of biochemical and animal experiments, traced the pathway through which FER's binding to MET inside the cell sets off a cascade of cell - signaling events, all directly connected in prior research with cancer initiation, including RAC1 / PAK1 and SHP2 - ERK.

Franco believes that the new European legislation — which would require systematic evaluation of all research involving laboratory animals in all E.U. countries, with ethical considerations a big part of the assessment — makes now a good time «to assess what [researchers] think about using animals, what effect training can have not only about their knowledge of the three R's but also how it affects their attitudes.»

Many companies, including British Airways, which merged with Iberia in 2011, have gone further and have halted shipments of all research animals; so have some ferry companies.

It is unclear at this stage just what specific research areas are to be covered by the draft policy, which includes the following statement: «The policy pertains to all research, including animal, human, or basic research, or research training, conducted with grant, contract, or cooperative agreement support from any agency, or office, of the PHS.»

In 2012, more than 40 biomedical organizations signed a Declaration on Openness on Animal Research; the new concordat, which grew out of that declaration, was informed by consultations with the public and journalists and has been signed by 72 universities, government labs, research charities, drug companies, learned societies, trade associations, and research cResearch; the new concordat, which grew out of that declaration, was informed by consultations with the public and journalists and has been signed by 72 universities, government labs, research charities, drug companies, learned societies, trade associations, and research cresearch charities, drug companies, learned societies, trade associations, and research cresearch councils.

The new research indicates that bioluminescence — a phenomenon in which animals generate visible light through a chemical reaction — could promote communication and mating in the open ocean, an environment with few barriers to reproduction.

In response, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC), the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), and the Wellcome Trust commissioned the new review, which asked all 72 researchers who had received funding for research with NHPs between 1997 and 2006 to answer a questionnaire about the outcomes of theResearch Council (BBSRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC), the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), and the Wellcome Trust commissioned the new review, which asked all 72 researchers who had received funding for research with NHPs between 1997 and 2006 to answer a questionnaire about the outcomes of theResearch Council (MRC), the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), and the Wellcome Trust commissioned the new review, which asked all 72 researchers who had received funding for research with NHPs between 1997 and 2006 to answer a questionnaire about the outcomes of theResearch (NC3Rs), and the Wellcome Trust commissioned the new review, which asked all 72 researchers who had received funding for research with NHPs between 1997 and 2006 to answer a questionnaire about the outcomes of theresearch with NHPs between 1997 and 2006 to answer a questionnaire about the outcomes of their work.

Using her new culture system, she joined forces with colleagues to research which cells in an embryo contribute to which parts of the adult animal, a process called fate - mapping.

While assisted reproductive techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)-- which involves the direct injection of sperm into the egg cell — can overcome head or tail abnormalities in sperm, recent animal research suggests that fertility doctors must use these techniques with care.

«We hope they will take this [report] into account,» Bobrow says, and establish better cooperation between the U.K. Home Office, which regulates animal research, and the Department of Health, which oversees research with human subjects.

Using an animal model of this syndrome, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues: the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with complex cognitive processes such as moderating social behavior, and the amygdala, which plays a role in emotional processing.

During the 1970s, research with animals also suggested that acetylcholine might be a key neurotransmitter in memory formation; for instance drugs such as scopolamine, which deplete brain acetylcholine also impair memory.

To support his argument that we and other animals don't have an evolved capacity for number per se, Nunez cites several different strands of research in the current literature, including experimental work with humans from non-industrialized cultures, which suggests an imprecise approach to quantity.

In collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), researchers in the UPV / EHU's «Nutrition and Obesity» Group, which belongs to the Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn) of the Carlos III Institute of Health, have observed in animal models that its administration reduces the build - up of body fat, which could reduce the risk of developing other diseases like diabetes.

I have an ongoing interest in sickness behaviour responses induced by bacterial and viral infections / mimetics and our observation of an exaggeration of these responses in animals / persons with ongoing brain inflammation has brought 2 of my major interests together: Such responses in the aged or demented incorporate episodes of delirium, a phenomenon that remains unexplained and which now represents a major research interest for me.

Assistant Professor Arindam Basu from NTU's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering said the research team have tested the chip on data recorded from animal models, which showed that it could decode the brain's signal to the hand and fingers with 95 per cent accuracy.

IDMIT is an infrastructure for preclinical research in infectious diseases and immunology which is certified ISO9001 and which includes 1) A large animal facility with capacity to host NHP in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, 2) State - of - the - art laboratories for cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, flow cytometry and mass cytometry (CyTof), cell - sorting and confocal microscopy in BSL3 containment; 3) A biological resources centre with high storage capacity; 4) Highly innovative technologies for in vivo imaging of large animals in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, including a two - photon microscope, a PET - CT facility, and several optic based technologies (fibered endo - microscopy, near infra - red imaging).

In animal models joint research activity, PHE will contribute to studies in non-human primates where stored samples from BCG - vaccinated subjects (with a regimen comparable to human immunisation) will be used to generate data which will be comparable to humans.

Beginning in the 1890s, Emil von Behring, a Prussian military physician, and Shibasaburo Kitasato, a Japanese physician and bacteriologist, collaborated on research in which they injected animals with weakened bacterial pathogens such as typhoid, tetanus and diphtheria.

The initiative symbolizes the mission of the CMI, which is to develop multidisciplinary teams focused on translating basic scientific research into clinical and societal applications, with the overall goal of improving animal and human health.

Having previously published data on a variety of experimental mAbs against AS species in animal models -LRB-[16,20]; possibly [21]-RRB-, Prothena's Dale Schenk presented new data on additional experimental antibodies at SENS Research Foundation's Rejuvenation Biotechnology 2014 conference, roughly contemporaneous to its publication, [22] along with information specific to the humanized candidate PRX002, which is now being advanced into clinical trials.

Godwin's findings are a validation of the MDI Biological Laboratory's unique research approach, which is focused on studying regeneration in a diverse range of animal models with the goal of gaining insight into how to trigger dormant genetic pathways for regeneration in humans.

The IRTA research program on animal health is conducted by the Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), which operates under a quality assurance system with ISO 17025 ananimal health is conducted by the Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA), which operates under a quality assurance system with ISO 17025 anAnimal (CReSA), which operates under a quality assurance system with ISO 17025 and GLP.

The Affimer technology represents renewable binding reagents for molecular biology, which provides research scientists and industry with an alternative to the recently criticised use of animal - produced antibodies.

«This collaboration fits in very well with our approach, which is to use diverse animal models to study the basic mechanisms of aging and tissue regeneration,» said assistant professor Aric Rogers, Ph.D. «The role of triggers in the cell's genetic machinery is a fruitful new avenue of research.

Research in animals showed that this blocking of iodine uptake may contribute to the development of a goiter, which is the reason that cruciferous veggies are often not recommended for those with thyroid disease.

The outcomes, which resembled earlier research revealing improvement in skeletal and heart muscle function in animals following treatment with epicatechin, were encouraging enough to support a larger study.

Some research has shown changes in T3 and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), the real effect appears to be with T4 which is elevated consistently in the studies done using animals - and to a lesser degree people who eat soy protein.

First, from other research (of which there is not very much), we know that injecting mice with double the amount of AMH used in this study causes a 16 fold rise in the animals» blood levels.

Research in animals suggests that NSAIDs might be more helpful fighting certain types of breast cancer than others — which could explain why past studies in women with breast cancer have had mixed results.

Moore said the best stories start with research, which took them to both Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World and Kenya, to witness animals in the wild.

What's more, the Pet Care Trust is on the verge of releasing the final results of a study that it funded along with the Human Animal Bond Research Institute and American Humane Association, which will likely reveal the direct benefits of classroom pets on students» socialization and academic performance.

The conference will kick off with what is sure to be an entertaining keynote by conservationist and television personality Jack Hanna and his animals, followed by an update from market research firm GfK, which will reveal what it sees as the hottest trends in the U.S. pet specialty market, based on the sales data it collects from thousands of pet stores.

Illinois is tied for 2nd place in The Humane Society of the United States» 2012 «Humane State Rankings» which grades each state and the District of Columbia based on a wide range of animal protection laws dealing with pets, animal cruelty and fighting, wildlife, animals in research, horses and farm animals.

O'Haire also leads Purdue's Organization for Human - Animal Interaction Research (OHAIRE), [https://vet.purdue.edu/chab/ohaire/] which includes national and international collaborators, students, and community members working together to conduct rigorous scientific research on the unique and pervasive effects of interacting with Research (OHAIRE), [https://vet.purdue.edu/chab/ohaire/] which includes national and international collaborators, students, and community members working together to conduct rigorous scientific research on the unique and pervasive effects of interacting with research on the unique and pervasive effects of interacting with animals.

To answer that question, my nonprofit research organization, Faunalytics, which works to increase the effectiveness of animal advocates, helped the Jackson Galaxy Foundation conduct a pilot study that compared cats who received the Cat Pawsitive training with those who hadn't.

ACE thinks that some of HLL's early studies were not conducted as well as they could have been, and that there were problems in some of the write - ups of those studies.262 For example, HLL conducted five studies with the same participant pool, which might have caused the results of some of those studies to be influenced by earlier experimental manipulations.263 Some studies also did not include appropriate control groups, and many studies did not control for desirability bias.264 We think these early studies helped influence animal advocates to see research into animal advocacy methods as possible and desirable, but that their utility is otherwise limited by some of their design flaws.

Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States: A review of recent research with conservation and management recommendations (2009) HAHF cites the 2009 paper co-authored by former Smithsonian researcher Nico Dauphiné (who resigned after being found guilty of attempted animal cruelty last year, after rat poison was found in cat food outside her apartment building) as evidence of «the incredible impact of free ranging cats on the bird populations of the U.S.» Among the many flaws in «Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats» was the authors» estimate of «117 to 157 million exotic predators,» which was based on David Jessup's inflated (and, not surprisingly, unattributed) «estimate» of «60 to 100 million feral and abandoned cats.»

But nowhere are the stakes higher than with Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI), which is working to gather and disseminate the growing body of scientific proof supporting the link between pet ownership and enhanced human health.

Without any culinary background to speak of other than a love for chocolate (which she often eats for breakfast) she began researching the logistics behind working with a local chocolate factory to build a company whose entire mission would be to generate profits for animal rescue groups.

The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) partnered with Cohen Research Group to conduct an online survey of 2,000 pet owners, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 %.

UQ - SVS houses the Animal Genetics Laboratory, which provides genotyping and genetic analysis vital to the multi billion dollar cattle breeding industry and has close links with the UQ equine genetics research centre that maintains the integrity of horse breeding for the whole of Australia.

The author Stephen Shaw, is Dermatology Research Fellow at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, Suffolk, England, which involves him in clinical and research work with The Guide Dogs for the Blind AssociationResearch Fellow at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, Suffolk, England, which involves him in clinical and research work with The Guide Dogs for the Blind Associationresearch work with The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA).