Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Until new methods are fully validated, we still must consider animal testing

To the editor: While only a small percentage of ALS cases are associated with the SOD1 gene mutation, the SOD1 mouse model actively contributed to the development of two key FDA-approved ALS drugs, ...
Hosted on MSN

Trump admin eliminating animal testing in EPA, shifting to new options that are faster and more accurate

The Environmental Protection Agency is on a fast track toward eliminating animal testing, according to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. “The Trump EPA is eliminating animal testing by accelerating the ...
Medical Xpress

New paper urges caution as FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drug development

Replacing animal testing with alternate methodologies in preclinical drug trials holds potential for the development of cheaper, safer pharmaceuticals as well as alleviating animal suffering. But ...
Secret Life of Mom on MSN

RFK Jr. Wants to Outlaw Animal Testing in the U.S. and Become the First Country to Do So

RFK Jr. is pushing to end animal testing in the U.S. using AI and human-based alternatives to replace. The post RFK Jr. Wants to Outlaw Animal Testing in the U.S. and Become the First Country to Do So ...
CNN

The push to end animal testing is gaining steam, but technology can’t fill the gap yet

A social media post from the US Food and Drug Administration this week shows a big-eyed macaque staring out from behind bars. “Some drugs use 144 monkeys on average for preclinical testing,” the post ...
Animal Welfare Institute

AWI Joins Partnership to Advance Nonanimal Experimentation Methods

AWI has joined the Validation & Qualification Network (VQN), a public-private partnership to foster the development and use of new approach methodologies (NAMs)—innovative techniques that can help ...
Healio

FDA efforts to reduce animal testing signal shift toward AI, organ-on-chip study methods

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced plans in 2025 to reduce animal testing requirements in biomedical research. New approach ...
C&EN

Europe, US take steps to phase out animal testing of chemicals

Several mice sit in a plastic container on a shelf with food pellets and a water bottle overhead and sawdust beneath them. Mice in a laboratory. The European Union published a roadmap this week on ...
Nature

The age of animal experiments is waning. Where will science go next?

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...
RAPS

MHRA moves to reduce animal testing with new guidance

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidance on how marketing applicants can use non-animal data in their applications. The move comes on the heels of a ...
The Hill

NIH launches new office to reduce animal research testing

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Monday announced the launch of a new office aimed at reducing the use of animal-based research testing and boosting the use of testing methods that “better ...