Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

Explore the debate surrounding animal testing as new methods may jeopardise patient safety if not properly validated.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – BROOKLYN/STATEN ISLAND Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) last week introduced legislation in Congress that would ban most animal testing in federal labs, named the Safeguard Pets, ...

Phasing out animal testing in preclinical drug trials in favor of unvalidated alternate methodologies could ultimately backfire and raise safety and effectiveness concerns, says Sara Gerke, the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will be phasing out a requirement that monoclonal antibodies and other drugs be tested on animals, saying in a news release that there ...

Testing products on animals became an industry standard in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries nearly a century ago. Since that time, it has become clear that these tests cause ...