{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1771314", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/mice-with-respiratory-infections-could-offer-insights-to-help-stop-cancer-spreading/", "date": "24 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-24", "headline": "Mice with respiratory infections could offer insights to help stop cancer spreading", "summary": "Studying how mice respond to infection by respiratory viruses may hold the answers to inhibiting the spread of metastatic breast cancer, according to a new study.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Samantha Rey", "profile": "Professor Cecilia Johansson", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Animal Research|Cancer", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1742738", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/nhli/2026/sex-hormones-linked-to-immune-responses-that-may-help-explain-differences-in-asthma-severity-/", "date": "11 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-11", "headline": "Sex hormones linked to immune responses that may help explain differences in asthma severity ", "summary": "Imperial researchers have uncovered a hormone\u2011linked immune pathway in a mouse model that may help explain why asthma is often more severe in women than in men, particularly across periods of hormonal change.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Medcalf", "profile": "Professor Clare M Lloyd", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Animal Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1741840", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/central-biomedical-services/2026/", "date": "9 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-09", "headline": "Latest Animal Research Report launched at annual 3Rs community meeting.", "summary": "The new report highlights Imperial\u2019s continued commitment to replacing, reducing and refining (3Rs) the use of animals in research. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Anna Napolitano", "profile": "Professor Clare M Lloyd, Professor Marina Botto, Professor Mary P Ryan, Professor Cesare M N Terracciano", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Administration", "topic": "Campus and community, Cross-faculty, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Animal Research|Cardiovascular|Lung Disease", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716212", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/central-biomedical-services/2025/animal-research-friday-forum-2025/", "date": "2 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-02", "headline": "Navigating Transparency in Animal Research: Friday Forum Explores Openness, Trust and Public Engagement ", "summary": "Imperial\u2019s second Friday Forum of the year, held as part of the College\u2019s Good Science Project, examined how to balance openness about animal research with the need to protect people, facilities and scientific integrity. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Anna Napolitano", "profile": "Dr Bryn M Owen", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Imperial News, Medicine, News", "topic": "Campus and community, Science", "topicLabel": "Campus and community", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Animal Research|Education|Outreach|Research Environment", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}