Animal testing has shaped medicine for decades. Discover new alternatives, changing laws, and the future of humane science.

Twelve months after releasing a roadmap to shift away from animal testing requirements, the FDA has declared mission ...

If non-animal testing models like organoids are used correctly, experts note they can cut failure rates and facilitate ...

Experiments on animals (“in vivo” experiments) have long been the norm for learning about human health and disease, because testing on live animals enables researchers to investigate how chemicals, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Governments have announced plans to reduce the number of animals, such as mice, used in experimental procedures. (Philip Cheung ...

Each year on April 24, scientists, advocates, and policymakers around the world mark World Day for Laboratory Animals—a ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and drugs, instead moving toward alternative testing models such ...

On April 10, the US Food and Drug Administration announced it would phase out animal testing for certain drug studies. The agency published a roadmap that outlines a six-prong approach to reducing ...

At first glance, the white plastic box with a bright orange floor looks like something for storing children's toys. However, ...

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 ...

The letter from Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!, a watchdog organization for lab research on animals, referenced a string of violations of federal policies on humane animal research, including ...

On Thursday, University of Wisconsin’s student clubs Allied Scholars for Animal Protection and Animal Advocacy – UW – Madison hosted former UW Primate Lab worker Madeline Krasno, who gave a talk ...