A social media post from the US Food and Drug Administration this week shows a big-eyed macaque staring out from behind bars. “Some drugs use 144 monkeys on average for preclinical testing,” the post ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While the use of animals to test the safety of cosmetic products in the U.S. is legal, a number of states have brought in ...

Alternatives to animal testing are gaining momentum. By Emily Anthes In 1937, an American drug company introduced a new elixir to treat strep throat — and unwittingly set off a public health disaster.

For thousands of years, humans have studied animals’ bodies to better understand our own. But using other animals as a proxy for humans is far from perfect. There are ethical issues for one, and they ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is loosening its requirement for animal testing of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and other drugs, the agency said in an announcement. In its place, FDA will ...

Advanced in organs on chips, digital twins, and AI are ushering in a new era of research and drug development. Earlier this week, the UK’s science minister announced an ambitious plan: to phase out ...