Federal regulators in the United States are pushing harder than ever to reduce and eventually replace animal testing in drug ...

A vast number of chemicals are registered for production and use around the world. But only a portion have been thoroughly evaluated for their toxicity due to time, cost, ethical concerns and ...

Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund encouraged by newly proposed guidance to advance non-animal method ...

The FDA has released draft guidance that aims to clear up how drug developers can use alternative testing – but that doesn’t ...

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 ...

The FDA’s recent announcement to reduce, and in some cases replace, animal testing for monoclonal antibodies and other ...

National Institutes of Health-funded research center aims to strengthen chemical safety assessments and reduce animal-based ...

Millions of animals each year are killed in U.S. laboratories as part of medical training and chemical, food, drug and cosmetic testing, according to the non-profit animal rights organization People ...

Recommendations from DEFRA's Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC) have set out steps that could make the UK a leader in more ethical, safer, and cost-effective chemical testing, through ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) A vast number of chemicals ...