A new international study has demonstrated that Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its new 2025 Guidelines on the replacement or removal of animal tests for the quality control of biological products.

Introduction This article outlines the research protocol for a multicentre, randomised, controlled study designed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of a modified olfactory training (MOT) based on ...

In April 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies—a landmark initiative that lays out a plan to make animal ...

Cockroach infestations don’t just bring creepy crawlers, they fill homes with allergens and bacterial toxins that can trigger asthma and allergies. NC State researchers found that larger infestations ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown a link between the size of cockroach home infestations and the levels of both allergens and endotoxins in those homes, with lowering roach ...

Microbial contamination represents a significant risk during biomanufacturing. Unlike medicines that can be synthesized chemically using highly controlled materials, biopharmaceuticals require work ...

Endotoxin testing is critical in industries such as biopharmaceuticals and medical devices to ensure product safety and reliability. Endotoxins, which are lipopolysaccharides (LPS) found in ...

At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use it against their ...

In a transformative policy shift this July, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced that it will no longer fund research proposals that rely solely on animal models to study human disease.

Endotoxin testing is critical for quality control in drug production, as it has a direct impact on pharmaceutical safety and effectiveness. Traditionally Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) testing is used ...