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FDA Announces Groundbreaking Shift: Replacing Animal Testing With Advanced Human-Relevant Methods For Drug Development

In a landmark decision poised to revolutionize drug development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new initiative to significantly reduce, refine, and replace animal testing ...

'Dancing molecules' paralysis treatment heals lab-grown human spinal cord organoids

Northwestern University scientists have developed the most advanced organoid model for human spinal cord injury to date. In a new study, the research team used lab-grown human spinal cord ...
The Daily Northwestern

NU researchers navigate the NIH’s plan to phase out animal testing, prioritize human-based research

Feinberg Professor emerita Eva Redei’s research had two key components: vats of water and “depressed” rats. Redei found that the rodents, genetically engineered in a Kyoto lab to exhibit depressive ...
Business Wire

In the Age of Automation, Human Collaboration Still Counts: Survey Highlights Critical Role of Medical Lab Staff, Influences on Doctors' Orders

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A survey of 408 U.S. physicians, conducted by YouGov analysis institute and commissioned by Siemens Healthineers, reveals how significant laboratory testing is to doctors’ ...
Morningstar

In the Age of Automation, Human Collaboration Still Counts: Survey Highlights Critical Role of Medical Lab Staff, Influences on Doctors' Orders

In the Age of Automation, Human Collaboration Still Counts: Survey Highlights Critical Role of Medical Lab Staff, Influences on Doctors' Orders Empowered patients, inadequate healthcare coverage, and ...