Primates Used In Medical Research

The critical role of nonhuman primates in medical research

https://news.ohsu.edu/2017/03/13/the-critical-role-of-nonhuman-primates-in-medical-research

Research with nonhuman primates, or NHPs – monkeys for the most part – has led to critical health advances that have saved or improved millions of human lives. While NHPs account for just one-half of …

Record number of monkeys being used in U.S. research

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The latest figure from the agency is 74,498 monkeys used in 2017, which confirms that 2017 was a record year for monkey use. The number of monkeys used in …

Primates in Medical Research: A Matter of Convenience, …

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/primates-in-medical-research-convenience-not-sound-science/

Primates in Medical Research: A Matter of Convenience, not Sound Science. In Beaverton, Oregon, in one of seven National Primate Research Centers, a rhesus …

Monkeys in medical research - Understanding Animal …

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Animal Welfare - Use of Monkeys in Research | RSPCA

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Aiming for worldwide bans on the use of great apes and on primates taken from the wild. Campaigning for a coordinated strategy to end all primate use and to replace them with …

Primates in Laboratories | PETA

https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/primates-laboratories/

Research shows that 90 percent of primates in laboratories exhibit abnormal behaviors that are caused by the physical abuse, psychological stress, social isolation, and barren confinement that they are forced to …

The Use of Non-human Primates in Research

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-64731-9_10

Abstract. The use of non-human primates in biomedical research is a contentious issue that raises serious ethical and practical concerns. In the European Union , where regulations on their use are …

The US is boosting funding for research monkeys in the …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01894-z

In 2019, US scientists used 68,257 non-human primates in research, according to the US government. “A couple of years ago, we were feeling the pinch,” …

About Animal Research | FBR

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Animal research is one of the first steps in medical discovery. To understand how a disease works, scientists study the disease with animals. Animal research is one of the first steps in medical discovery. To …

The Case for Phasing Out Experiments on Primates

http://animalresearch.thehastingscenter.org/report/the-case-for-phasing-out-experiments-on-primates/

Approximately 70,000 nonhuman primates are used for research in the United States each year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and another …