UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 14 (TNSrep) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Number of animal experiments at Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht declines further in 2024 The number of animal experiments conducted by Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht has declined again over the past year. The numbers dropped from 14,192 in 2023 to 12,584 in 2024. This is evident from the joint 2024 Annual Report on Animal Experiments. "We are pleased that the number of animal experiments  more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, June 14 (TNSrep) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Otago's impact tops $2 billion for first time The University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka made a record contribution of more than $2 billion to the New Zealand economy last year. The 2024 Economic Impact Report, presented to the University Council this week, uses Otago's annual expenditure, along with the estimated expenditure of its staff and students, to estimate the value it adds  more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 14 (TNSrpt) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * How a spring may regenerate the spine and transform scoliosis care During his PhD, Justin Lemans worked on a tough challenge in pediatric healthcare: how to treat severe scoliosis in very young children without stopping their growth. His research focused on a new kind of implant. One that uses a spring to gently guide the spine as it grows. He successfully defended his thesis on June 12. A flexi more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 14 (TNSrep) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Significant numbers of 'invisible' animals are used to produce cell culture reagents The 2024 Annual Report on Animal Experiments by Utrecht University and the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht provides, for the first time, insight into the so-called 'Invisible animal use' in biomedical research within both organizations. In the last decades, many new cell culture models have been develope more PR