Commissioner for Animal Welfare in Lower Saxony. The "Doctors Against Animal Experiments" association was also awarded the prize. Research for animal protection With the "Lower Saxony Animal Welfare Award" [...] State Commissioner for Animal Welfare in Lower Saxony. Replacing, reducing or completely avoiding animal experiments in research and improving the conditions for laboratory animals - this characterises the [...] the Institute for Laboratory Animal Science and the Central Animal Laboratory of the Hannover Medical School (MHH). The scientist was today awarded the "Lower Saxony Animal Welfare Prize" in the category

for animal experiments and thus avoiding animal testing is the goal of the "Micro-Replace Systems" research network led by Professor Dr. André Bleich, Director of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Science [...] improve animal experiments. Stem cells grow into mini organs The network is primarily concerned with reducing animal testing in basic research. "It is precisely there that the number of animal experiments [...] avoid many experiments on living animals with our chip systems." SERVICE: For information on how research is currently working to reduce, improve or completely replace animal testing, visit https://www.3r

studied the effects in aged mice and gave the animals spermidine through their drinking water for six months. Compared to non-treated, age-matched animals, the mice showed significant anti-ageing effects [...] effects. "Spermidine supplementation ensured that the animals developed less kidney and liver damage and a better performance-enhancing glucose supply in the brain," explains the study leader. Age-related [...] in. "The telomeres in the spermidine-supplemented mice were similar in length to those in young animals," says Professor Ponimaskin. Since the ageing processes in the cells of mice are similar to those

poisoning. Until now, this has mostly been done using animal tests, animal products or the so-called monocyte activation test (MAT). But the use of animal tests and products must be avoided - also because

immune system within the body are different. Biologically young animals with long telomeres receive the bone marrow of biologically old animals with shortened telomeres, so that they now have young organs

successfully prove that the cell clumps actually grow in the heart tissue and improve organ function in animal models as part of the iCARE project coordinated by Professor Martin. In the new research project [...] biologist. The researchers want to investigate the possible side effect of arrhythmias in a large animal model, which reacts particularly sensitively to disturbances caused by the foreign cardiomyocytes

the end of the project period, however, we definitely want to be ready to test the construct in an animal model," the scientist emphasises. Later clinical studies will then show whether the heart prosthesis [...] made bioreactors. Professor Dr Andreas Martens examines how the single-chamber heart works in an animal model. Author: Kirsten Pötzke

the logical continuation of the research work. "We are now further testing the Meg3 inhibitor in animal models for efficacy safety in order to reach clinical maturity," explains Professor Thum. For this

The effect of amisulpride has been successfully tested in various cellular models as well as in animal models of dementia. The results have now been published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia. Sustained

The existing network is slightly modified and used differently." This is shown by recent data from animal models as well as from deaf children with hearing loss. Rather, crossmodal reorganization is a dynamic