Cigarette smoke exposure is a major cause of human disease and a leading cause of death around the world. Although we know smoking causes lung disease, limitations with existing cell and animal models have hindered researchers from fully understanding the … Continued
According to popular science journals Nature and Science, 2020 could be a problematic year for research animals, particularly those involved in experiments surrounding xenotransplantation. Scientists have been looking into xenotransplantation, the process of transplanting tissues or organs between members of … Continued
The beginning of a new year—and a new decade— brings with it the opportunity to re-evaluate what matters most to us and resolve to make an even stronger commitment to those things. We at NAVS hope that as you look … Continued
As I get ready to welcome in the New Year with my family, I just wanted to personally reach out to you one last time. If you’re like me, you’ve no doubt been bombarded with email after email over the … Continued
Over the past few days, you’ve heard from many different people, each of whom has their own special reason for supporting the National Anti-Vivisection Society and for asking that you do the same. Today, I’d like to tell you my … Continued
As a researcher studying the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, I understand the urgent need to advance the development of new, non-animal research methods. Although animal models have long been used to study Alzheimer’s, this use of animals has … Continued
I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine. Her name is Bella, and she is a 17-year-old vervet monkey. Bella lived as a pet monkey and her owners decided to make the right decision and send her to … Continued
Many years ago, I read about an animal researcher who was conducting brutal and invasive eye movement experiments on rhesus monkeys for hours every day. It was one of the most horrible things I had ever read. The pain and … Continued
As a member of the entertainment community and animal advocate, I was delighted, earlier this year, to meet the “small but mighty” team at the National Anti-Vivisection Society. It quickly became clear to me how immense and impactful the scope … Continued
Human intestinal inflammatory diseases are common and complex conditions that involve interactions between gut microbes, intestinal cells and components of the immune system. While dozens of animal models are available to study gut inflammation, many researchers have come to recognize … Continued
