Strong Scientific Case For The Use Of Non-human Primates In Research

Welcome To Iconocast

How to add a URL link from your web site to the Iconocast web sites

Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: web + 0.41 + 503,000 Related to the article below (Last Update: 8/4/2008)

Equity One Reports Second Quarter 2008 Operating Results
WELT ONLINE, Germany - Jul 29, 2008
CONFERENCE CALL/WEB CAST INFORMATION We will host a conference call on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at 9:00 am EST to review the 2008 second quarter earnings ...

EQY - COL:EQIT

Online Resources Posts Second Quarter 2008 Results
WELT ONLINE, Germany - Jul 29, 2008
Online Resources Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCC), a leading provider of web-based financial services, today reported financial and operating results for the three ...

ORCC

ALLETE Reports Second Quarter Earnings and Reaffirms 2008 Earnings ...
MarketWatch - Aug 1, 2008
More information about the company is available on ALLETE's Web site at www.allete.com. The statements contained in this release and statements that ALLETE ...

ALE

Quarterly Activities Report
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jul 27, 2008
BH08003 Blue Hills 143.3m portion of hole only , 100.6m @ 0.41% Cueq, including 30.5m @ 0.51% Cueq BH08004 Blue Hills RC pre-collar DD tail to be NSR in RC ...

EMCOR Group, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter Results
MarketWatch - Jul 29, 2008
This press release and other press releases may be viewed at the Company's Web site at www.emcorgroup.com. EMCOR Group's second quarter conference call will ...

EME

FLEXNEWS

Caraustar Industries, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results
Earthtimes (press release), UK - Aug 1, 2008
These documents may be accessed through the web site of the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). The company does not undertake any obligation ...
Stratasys Reports Record Second Quarter Financial Results Trading Markets (press release)
EFI Reports Q2 2008 Results MarketWatch
all 1,402 news articles »

SSYS - EFII - CSAR

Littelfuse Reports Second Quarter Results
MarketWatch - Jul 30, 2008
The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed through the company's Web site: www.littelfuse.com. Listeners should go to the Web ...

LFUS

RTT News

Omnicare Reports Second Quarter Results
Genetic Engineering News (press release), NY - Jul 31, 2008
The conference call will be webcast live at Omnicare's Web site at www.omnicare.com by clicking on "Investors" and then on "Conference Calls," and will be ...
Nalco Continues Delivering Rapid Revenue Growth Trading Markets (press release)
all 526 news articles »

NLC - OCR - OTC:CMTX

Germany to Sell New 30-Year Bonds as Prices Tumble (Update1)
Bloomberg - Jul 15, 2008
The price of the 4.25 percent bond maturing in July 2039 rose 0.41, or 4.1 euros cents per 1000-euro ($1596) face amount, to 92.58 today. ...

WELT ONLINE

People's United Financial Reports Second Quarter Earnings of $43 ...
FOXBusiness - Jul 17, 2008
Additional materials relating to the call may also be accessed at People's United Bank's web site. The call will be archived on the web site and available ...
Independent Bank Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Earnings MarketWatch
Flagstar Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results FOXBusiness
Huntington Bancshares Reports 2008 Second Quarter Net Income of ... FOXBusiness
all 467 news articles »

OTC:CMTX - FBC - PBCT

Source: Google News

[PDF] … Accumulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in the Terrestrial Food Web of the Kalamazoo … -
AL Blankenship, MJ Zwiernik, KK Coady, DP Kay, JL … - Environmental Science & Technology, 2005 - msu.edu
Differential Accumulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in the Terrestrial
Food Web of the ... This study focused on two locations for food web analysis. ...

IDRISI Kilimanjaro Guide to GIS and Image Processing -
JR Eastman - Idrisi production, Clark University, Worcester MA, USA.:: …, 2003 - mtholyoke.edu
... 01610-1477 USA tel: +1-508-793-7526 fax: +1-508-793-8842 email: idrisi@clarku.
edu web: http://www.clarklabs.org ... Web Site: www.clarklabs.org ...

Guide to GIS and Image Processing Volume -
JR Eastman, MA Worcester - infra.kth.se
... Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610-1477 USA tel: +1-508-793-7526
fax: +1-508-793-8842 email: idrisi@clarku.edu web: http://www.clarklabs.org ...

Source: Google Scholar

Strong Scientific Case For The Use Of Non-human Primates In Research

Article Date: 13 Dec 2006 - 0:00 PST
An independent working group chaired by Sir David Weatherall, has concluded that there is a scientific case for careful, meticulously regulated non-human primate research, at least for the foreseeable future, provided it is the only way of solving important scientific or medical questions and high standards of welfare are maintained.

The report has been welcomed with interest by the Medical Research Council.

The report highlights the need for the use of non-human primates to address particular research questions related to the immune, nervous and reproductive systems, where rodents and other animals can be too different from humans to provide relevant information.

For many treatments of brain diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease and vaccines for infections such as HIV, research in non-human primates provides the only means of ensuring that therapies are safe and effective before they are tested in humans.

Article continues below and (thank you)

Sir David added

"It is estimated that there is funding available for only about 10 major HIV, tuberculosis and malaria vaccine trials in the next 10 years. These trials can take 5 years and involve 10,000 volunteers. Pre-testing in a small number of non-human primates can ensure we only proceed into human trials with vaccines that are likely to prevent millions of people dying of these diseases."

The report highlights new research approaches that do not involve non-human primates, particularly following advances in brain imaging, computational techniques and other laboratory approaches, and identifies areas where the use of non-human primates is no longer necessary. Consequently, over the last decade, the total number of non-human primates used each year in UK research has remained at around 3,300, with the majority used in safety testing of new drugs and around 450 used in academic research.

Sir David said:

"Completely new avenues of research have opened up in recent years - reflected in the fact that investment in research has almost doubled in the last decade, while the amount of animal, including non-human primate, research has remained more or less the same."

Against this background of rapid change the report stresses the need for continued rigorous case-by-case assessment of non-human primate research proposals. This is backed up by calls for greater pooling of information on emerging technologies, sustained funding for research into alternatives and greater openness and accessibility of information, to enable a better and more sustainable scientific and public debate.

Throughout the study the working group heard claims that the future of UK non-human primate research is threatened. Sir David said:

"There are concerns that high costs, a shortage of animals and harassment by activists are forcing scientists to pursue non-human primate research overseas, where we have no control over animal welfare. This requires urgent investigation on the part of the government and relevant funding bodies."

The report goes on to urge those involved in non-human primate research to work together in formulating a national strategic plan for the future of UK non-human primate research. This should include a re-evaluation of the organisation of non-human primate research facilities, starting with the development of 'virtual' networks between existing centres.

Sir David said:

"We are not calling for an expansion in non-human primate research but we need to give careful consideration to the creation of UK centres of excellence in this field. Focusing research at specialised centres would have huge scientific and welfare benefits."

Initiators of the study - the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society, the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust - are committed to consider the recommendations and to formally respond within six months of publication.

The MRC's chief executive Professor Colin Blakemore said:

"The Medical Research Council welcomes this report led by Sir David Weatherall, which after thorough investigation and deliberation, concludes that the continued use of primates in medical research is justified where there is no alternative."

Professor Blakemore added:

"The MRC is concerned not only that primates be used only when there is no alternative to answer research questions of particular significance, but also that the standards of housing and care should be as high as possible. We remain of the view that in many areas of research we are still reliant on primates to achieve our goals for improving human health. We greet the expert group's recommendations with interest and will be considering them in detail at the earliest opportunity."

View the report

Medical Research Council, UK

Continue News With: News6 ; News7 ; News8 ; News9 ; News9A

ADVERTISEMENT

Iconocast is about learning and teaching without borders; we offer eMarketing, Internet Advertising, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, Online Branding, and eMarketing News Services. Home

Keywords::

Contact Iconocast

Home Page