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Kids 4 Research: Teachers

Source: Kids 4 Research

Animals in research are good for humans and the animals, too. Learn about the many benefits to this approach: teachers edition.

Kids 4 Research: Kids

Source: Kids 4 Research
Animals in research are good for humans and the animals, too. Learn about the many benefits to this approach: kids edition.

Kids 4 Research: Teens

Source: Kids 4 Research
Animals in research are good for humans and the animals, too. Learn about the many benefits to this approach: teens edition.

Speaking Honestly – Animal Research Education

Source: Speaking Honestly - Animal Research Education
Join the conversation about animals in research. These resources are designed to eliminate misconceptions and open up a dialogue about the process.

Living Laboratories

Source: National Institutes of Health
It's alive! Learn about living systems and how you can incorporate them into your lessons.

Understanding Animal Research: Teacher's Zone

Source: Understanding Animal Research
Teaching students about ethics is an important conversation. Use these lesson plans about animals in research to introduce the subject.

Understanding Animal Research: School Zone

Source: Understanding Animal Research
Why do scientists use animals in research? Use this resource to understand the process and benefits of animal research.

Animal Research Info

Source: Animal Research Info
Animal research has led to vital improvements in the lives of humans. Learn about the animal research process with these resources.

Image of the Week: Swimming Zebrafish

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Neurons in the brain and spinal cord cooperate to control complex movements, such as walking or swimming. Studying simple animals helps us understand how motion develops.

Electrifying the Brain

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Research on squid reveals how nerve cells communicate. By studying enormous nerve cells in the squid, researchers determined how brain cells generate and transmit electrical messages.

Animal Research Advances Effort to Develop Vaccines Against Cocaine, Heroin Abuse

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
To block the effects of abused drugs, scientists recruit the immune system.

Image of the Week: Sea Slug Teeth

Source: Society for Neuroscience
The giant sea slug Apylsia has a simple nervous system that makes them a useful model for neuroscience research. They also have rows of tiny sharp teeth, which cover a tongue-like structure.

Animal Research Success: Psychiatric Disorders

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Animal models have been central to the discovery of drug treatments for such serious disorders as depression, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia.

Animal Research Success: Brain Development and Vision

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Experiments using monkeys and cats helped determine that treatment for amblyopia in humans had the best outcome when it was started before the age of eight.

Animal Models

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Even animals with simple nervous systems can help us learn about how our own nervous system works.

Animal Research Success: Drug Addiction

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Animal research has helped scientists better understand how repeated drug use changes the brain, resulting in new treatments for addiction.

Animal Research Success: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Animal research has shown that long-term stress can damage the brain and has lead to drugs that are used to help treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Animal Research Success: Stroke

Source: Society for Neuroscience
There is only one established clinical treatment for stroke, which was developed following experiments observing stroke in rabbits.

Animal Research Success: Polio

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Today polio is all but eliminated worldwide because of a highly effective vaccine, originally tested in monkeys.

Animal Research Success: The Brain's Chemical Code

Source: Society for Neuroscience
Studies using rats and mice have helped scientists develop treatments for a range of brain disorders, from Parkinson’s disease to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

 

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