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Reimagining Biomedical Research with Computational Models

Researchers are turning to computational models to solve some of the most pressing biomedical challenges. Melding the intricacies of human biological systems with the precision …

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Updates from the FY2024 Appropriations Bills and Accompanying Reports

The FY2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act was passed in two parts during March. These bills, along with the accompanying reports, contain provisions that support human-relevant research …

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118th Congressional Session Aims to Protect Dogs Used in Research

Beagles made headlines in 2022 when 4000 of them were rescued from the Envigo breeding and research facility. The facility was found to have dozens …

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New Acronym Mayhem (NAM): Why we need a consistent definition of NAMs

NAMs is a common acronym used to represent human biology-based methods in biomedical research. This acronym often refers to human-relevant testing methods like organ chips, …

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Artificial intelligence in man's hand

Revolutionizing Drug R&D with Human-Relevant Methodologies & Artificial Intelligence

In the United States alone, COVID-19 erased two decades of life expectancy growth. The U.S. also ranks lowest in life expectancy for both men and …

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A Call for More Human-Relevant Research at NIH

For decades, animal experimentation was considered the “gold standard” of biomedical research, but today a growing number of well-known scientists and researchers begin to challenge …

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Horror Movies and Zoonotic Disease: What’s the Connection?

In the wake of a global pandemic, Dystopian films depicting rampant disease leading to the end of the world take on a new patina of …

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Organoids, Digital Twins, and the Law: A Case for Alternatives to Animal Testing

CEO and Co-founder of the Center for Contemporary Sciences, Dr. Aysha Akhtar M.D., M.P.H., was interviewed by Dr. Erika Gebel Berg Ph.D., Director and Science …

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The Public Health and Animal Protection Connection

COVID-19 changed lives. We lost loved ones and missed out on moments like weddings and graduations. Since March 2020, the term “once in a lifetime” …

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A Review of Human Disease Models in Drug Development

In the article Human disease models in drug development published in Nature, the authors delve into the critical role of human disease models in drug …

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Medical Countermeasures: More Potential for the FDA Modernization Act

In December 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 was passed by Congress as part of the FY2023 Omnibus bill. The FDA Modernization Act updated the …

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What If We Could Do Clinical Trials Before We Do Clinical Trials?

Originally appeared in Clinical Leader: Alternatives To Animal Testing In Preclinical Research (clinicalleader.com) I’m a doctor, but I hate wearing my car seat belt. And …

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