Small charities, big issues
FRAME CEO Celean Camp shares her thoughts on why small charities are among the unsung heroes to commemorate Small Charities Week.
Diabetes Week UK: Monday 8 to Sunday 14 June 2020
New research underway at the FRAME Alternatives Laboratory in Nottingham is focused on the development of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle (one of the first and most significant steps in the cascade that leads to Type II Diabetes).
Alternatives to animal models in diabetes research
In the UK today, there are 3.9 million people who have been diagnosed with diabetes and an estimated million more who have yet to be diagnosed. That’s approximately 1 in 15 UK citizens living with diabetes.
Fundraising for FRAME: the early days
In celebration of Volunteers’ Week 2020, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with early supporter of FRAME, Susie Millar.
Study provides further evidence for reducing animal use in toxicity testing
A paper recently published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has highlighted opportunities to use one rather than two species for long-term toxicity testing.
5 May 2020 is Giving Tuesday Now – a response to Coronavirus
#GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of unity in response to Coronavirus. A day where everyone can come together to recognise, celebrate and give thanks for the incredible outpouring of compassion we have witnessed during this crisis.
World Day for Laboratory Animals: 24 April 2020
Since 1979, World Day for Laboratory Animals, has been a catalyst for a global movement to end the use of animals in laboratories around the world and drive their replacement with advanced scientific non-animal techniques.
The benefits of using human tissue in research
In a joint blog, FRAME Scientific Liaison Officer, Amy Beale and Tissue Solutions Clinical Alliances Manager, Claire Scott, explain the importance of using human tissue samples for human relevant research outcomes.
Alzheimer’s research: a ‘mighty mouse’ is still a mouse
FRAME’s Amy Beale discusses recent mouse model developments for Alzheimer’s research and why the disease should be studied in human patients and tissue.
FRAME praises animal research facility closures
The Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council (MRC) are looking to make animal research facility closures.