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Ending Monkey Experimentation Is No Monkey Business

Every year on December 14th, World Monkey Day serves as a reason to celebrate these amazing animals. This year, we’re ...
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Physicians Committee’s Educational Program on Animal-Free Science Awarded Prize from National Institutes of Health

Today, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced ...
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FDA Approves New Cancer Drug for Clinical Trials Based on Nonanimal Data Only

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an Investigational New Drug (IND) application using efficacy data solely from ...
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Doctors Group Applauds FDA Proposed Guidance to Reduce Animal Experiments in Drug Development

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine applauds the Food and Drug Administration’s newly released draft guidance, ...
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Nonanimal Methods Better Predict Gut Microbiome Toxicity

Study in a Sentence: Researchers tested more than a thousand industrial and agricultural chemicals and found that many nonanimal approaches, including in vitro microbial community assays, ...
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Supporting Researchers in the Transition Away From Animals

The field of animal-free science is advancing every day. Paired with recent initiatives at the National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration, more researchers than ever are interested ...
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How to Eat Plant-Based in the Winter: A Dietitian’s Guide for the Holidays and Beyond

When the weather gets colder, most of us start craving warm, cozy meals—the kind of food that feels comforting. Whether you’re gearing up for the holidays or just trying to stay healthy through the ...
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Vegan Diet—Even With ‘Unhealthy’ Plant-Based Foods—Is Better for Weight Loss Than Mediterranean Diet, Finds New Study

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods—including those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index—leading to greater weight loss than the ...
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New Legislation Improves Sunscreen Evaluation through Nonanimal Testing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now required to implement nonanimal testing strategies in the evaluation of sunscreens following the recent passage of key provisions of the SAFE ...