New way to measure hear function cuts stress in research animals

Credit: Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2024.107546 A new way to accurately measure heart function in research animals has the potential to make drug development more ethical and cost effective, new research suggests. Published in the Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods, the study from King’s College London, the University of Surrey and the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute, provides accurate readings about the heart’s function for animal test subjects without using invasive surgery. Animal research plays a vital role in drug development to test the effectiveness and safety of new treatments before they go to patients, Read More