While researchers have found that adding a shelter cat to the family can help lower stress and anxiety for children with autism, a new study at the University of Missouri shows that joining a family does wonders for the felines, ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 8, 2021
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A puppy's jaw spontaneously regrew after Cornell veterinarians removed a majority of his lower left mandible due to cancer. Although this phenomenon has been documented in children, this is the first reported case of its ...
Veterinary medicine
Feb 1, 2024
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Dog and cat owners already know their companion animals seem to loathe the 'cone of shame' they are required to wear after surgery or when they have a sore or itchy spot. But very little research has been done to assess the ...
Veterinary medicine
Mar 12, 2020
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Your dog bounds heedlessly into a local lake or pond, playfully splashing in the water.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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A new genetic study involving more than 2,000 dogs and 200,000 survey answers from dog owners has revealed that a dog's breed is a poor predictor of behavior on its own.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2022
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We are not venomous, and neither are mice—but within our genomes lurks that potential, suggest scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) and the Australian National University. ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2021
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Australia Post workers are suffering more dog attacks than before with 1,170 incidents so far this financial year—up 400 on the same time in 2021.
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2022
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The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers.
Evolution
Jun 20, 2023
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Increasing numbers of free-roaming street cats is a global problem. In fact, stray cats are considered one of the world's most invasive species. However, while they pose a health risk to humans, destroy large numbers of ...
Ecology
Apr 6, 2022
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Scientists at McMaster University and India's University of Delhi have discovered and isolated the first live culture of the drug-resistant pathogen Candida auris from an animal, specifically from the ear canals of stray ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 7, 2023
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