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Advocacy Groups Urge USDA to Lead Shift Toward Human-Relevant Nutrition Research

A coalition of leading health, science, and animal protection organizations is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
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Physicians Committee and InSphero Announce Winners of HUMAIN Award

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advances human-based science, and InSphero, a global ...
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New Graduate Course Provides Fully Animal-Free Biology Education

Researchers developed and successfully piloted a graduate-level laboratory course using fully animal-free materials and ...
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Advancing Human-Relevant Science: Physicians Committee Perspective From the 2025 SACATM Meeting

Physicians Committee scientists recently participated in the NIH Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological ...
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Vegan Diet Helps People With Type 1 Diabetes Cut Insulin Costs by 27%

A low-fat vegan diet that doesn’t limit calories or carbohydrates could help people with type 1 diabetes reduce insulin use ...
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Fresh Evidence Presented to Court: Macalester College Misleads, Pressures Students about Animal Use

In a filing in Hennepin County Court, Oct. 10, 2025, Dr. Neal Barnard has presented fresh evidence that Macalester College’s ...
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Physicians Committee Calls on MAHA to Drop Whole Milk from Recommendations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has asked the Make America Healthy Again Commission to modify its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, released today, so as ...
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16 Nourishing Recipes for the End of Summer

As summer winds down and the first hints of fall begin to arrive, it’s the perfect time to savor seasonal produce in dishes that are both vibrant and nourishing. This collection from our Food for Life ...
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In Landmark Shift, NIH Announces It Will No Longer Solicit Animal-Only Research

Washington, D.C. – In a historic move, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it will no longer seek research proposals exclusively for projects involving animals. In ...