Latest posts tagged with #ForcedSwimTest on Bluesky
New paper highlights progress in phasing out the #ForcedSwimTest.
Barai et al. cover the regulatory landscape, human‑relevant approaches, the @peta.org global campaign I've been leading, & why moving beyond the FST would improve antidepressant screening & translation.
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Demand an immediate prohibition of the #ForcedSwimTest from BUAP, then share please.
support.petalatino.com/page/49915/a...
US universities banned the #ForcedSwimTest yet, please sign/share to make this happen in Mexico as well.
Urge BUAP to Ban the Forced Swim Test
support.peta.org/page/93916/a...
@peta.org
The #forcedswimtest (FST) is the only test used in basic research or disease modeling that gets a spot in the 'baskets,' & its unwisely placed in the category of needing validated alternatives.
The FST is a rubbish test to start. Full stop. Ending it now would only have positive outcomes.
qr.ae/pCHsEC
#FCKQuora post, I told them that #DrFauci initialized the cruel #NIH #ForcedSwimTest that´s just been ended lately, thanks to us animal lovers´ efforts.
I also downvoted that @Quora post.
@peta.org @petauk.bsky.social @petadeutschland.bsky.social
Government Enters Shutdown After Congress Misses Funding Deadline.
#Shutdown #NIH, so that they´ll finally stop their nonsense #AnimalTesting like the #ForcedSwimTest.
www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
@peta.org @petauk.bsky.social
«Shutdown» in den USA: Das sind die Folgen für die Bevölkerung.
Ein #NIH Shutdown wäre durchaus sinnvoll, dann würden die endlich mit so unsinnigen Tierversuchen wie dem #ForcedSwimTest aufhören.
www.watson.ch/wirtschaft/u...
@petadeutschland.bsky.social
Great news from the UK! 🎉
@lordhanson.bsky.social confirmed to @petauk.bsky.social the ministry’s intention to no longer grant licenses for the #ForcedSwimTest.
The last remaining licenses will expire in 2028 and will not be renewed.
www.peta.org.uk/blog/end-for...
![On the left, a photo of a rat being used in the forced swim test (credit to PETA). On the right, the following text: “New systematic review. Forced swim test papers have “inflated” results. Mirrors previous findings that published animal behavioral experiments are of low quality. ““Incomplete reports have precluded the assessment of internal and external validity of primary studies and accurate estimate of CES [combined effect size] for the FST.”” At the bottom, this citation: “Tamires et al. DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000844.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:in2pnzujy66a7qnesoxha6ar/bafkreihx6pbuucwdq2odeuuaxzjl2l73b6xophkvb45yp5424in7whvcsu)
On the left, a photo of a rat being used in the forced swim test (credit to PETA). On the right, the following text: “New systematic review. Forced swim test papers have “inflated” results. Mirrors previous findings that published animal behavioral experiments are of low quality. ““Incomplete reports have precluded the assessment of internal and external validity of primary studies and accurate estimate of CES [combined effect size] for the FST.”” At the bottom, this citation: “Tamires et al. DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000844.”
New #SystematicReview finds a "remarkable" level of publication bias in experiments using the #ForcedSwimTest for antidepressant screening.
Combined with incomplete reporting, this compromised effect size estimates and raises "concerns about the validity of the FST literature."
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🧪 #sysrev
The Invalidity of the Forced Swim Test
For example, depressive disorders are characterized in part by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, & despair. The most common attempt to measure these symptoms in animals is with the misunderstood & misleading #ForcedSwimTest.
For more on FST: 🔗 www.peta.org/wp-content/u...
#NIH does stupid animal testings, there´s not a week passing without any petition against that cruelty. I sign and post all of such petitions from Peta and other NGOs, this only to mention.
#StopAnimalTesting. At least the #ForcedSwimTest for mice has been banned by some pharma companies yet...
Drosophila on a leaf
Part of the solution to reducing the number of animals used in research could be to switch to using other species, like insects. I've just written a blog about that:
www.noldus.com/blog/flies-fst
#Behavior #Porsolt #Dropsophila #OpenField #ForcedSwimTest #Psilocybin #Psilocybe #zebrafish #Noldus
