Reproductive toxicity testing is part of the standard protocol for evaluating new pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, environmental contaminants, and radiation exposure. However, current methods ...

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...

A new platform could improve reproductive toxicity testing by enhancing both efficiency and ethical standards Mice are commonly used in reproductive ...

Intestine-Mimicking Cell Model Accurately Predicts Drug Toxicity KRIBBs hIEC model detects gastrointestinal toxicity with 94% accuracy, offering early prediction of drug side effects ...

Chemical toxicity evaluation is vital in the medical, industrial, and agricultural sectors to ensure rigorous safety testing and to prevent harmful ...

The FDA has published new guidance aimed at reducing or stopping toxicity studies of monoclonal antibody-based drugs in non-human primates (NHPs), in the latest stage of an ongoing effort to reduce ...

Researchers have developed a human intestinal cell model that closely mimics the structure and function of the human gut, enabling more precise prediction of drug-induced gastrointestinal toxicity ...

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, United States College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, United States ...

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Animal testing, long used in science, is considered outdated, cruel and unnecessary. Every year, millions of animals are subjected to painful experiments in laboratories, often resulting in permanent ...

A recent warning from Casey DeSantis, Florida's First Lady, has sparked concern about bread safety. She pointed to Florida testing and described "triple-digit" levels of a weed killer in some bread ...

On April 10, the US Food and Drug Administration announced it would phase out animal testing for certain drug studies. The agency published a roadmap that outlines a six-prong approach to reducing ...