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NIH to phase out dog and cat testing days after Republican complaints

Hours after Republican lawmakers sent a letter to National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya asking him to end dog and cat testing, two top officials at the agency said they are "phasing ...
FierceBiotech

NIH creates new office to lead shift away from animal testing

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is following in the FDA’s footsteps—away from animal testing. The NIH plans to establish a new office meant to develop nonanimal methods for biomedical research ...
Washington Examiner

NIH stops requests for new studies solely relying on animal testing

The National Institutes of Health announced on Monday that the biomedical agency will no longer put out new funding opportunities solely relying upon animal testing and will require that applicants ...
The Daily Northwestern

NU researchers navigate the NIH’s plan to phase out animal testing, prioritize human-based research

Feinberg Professor emerita Eva Redei’s research had two key components: vats of water and “depressed” rats. Redei found that the rodents, genetically engineered in a Kyoto lab to exhibit depressive ...
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NIH ends funding for studies relying solely on animal testing

The National Institutes of Health announced on Monday that the biomedical agency will no longer award funding to new grant proposals solely relying upon animal testing and will require that applicants ...
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Trump's NIH director said agency 'got rid' of all beagle experiments on campus. Here's what we know

In early May 2025, claims (archived) circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration shut down a National Institutes of Health laboratory accused of killing beagles in the name of medical ...