Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This month's animal research news includes the first-ever combined heart and thymus transplant, reversing ageing in mice, a pioneering technique to rid mice of cancer, and the annual Brain Prize. A UK research funder also tackles a lack of female representation in research.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:10 First-ever combined heart and thymus transplant
0:50 Reversing ageing in mice
1:13 Removing cancer in mice in only six days
1:51 Brain Prize awarded to mice research
2:14 More female research animals

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Credits
First-ever combined heart and thymus transplant: bbc.co.uk/news/health-60648869
Reversing ageing in mice: theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/07/ageing-reversal-scientists-rejuvenate-tissues-in-middle-aged-mice
Removing cancer in mice in only six days: dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10568949/Cancer-thwarted-drug-factory-Pioneering-technique-rids-mice-tumours-DAYS.html
Brain Prize awarded to mice research: http://www.eara.eu/post/researchers-studying-movement-win-brain-prize
More female research animals: ukri.org/news/use-of-both-sexes-to-be-default-in-laboratory-experimental-design

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