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Plants & Animals Sep 22, 2010

Chimps' future prompts debate over NM primate lab

(AP) -- A decision to move 186 chimpanzees from a southern New Mexico facility to Texas is pitting government officials and scientists against a coalition of elected officials and animal rights advocates, including New Mexico's ...

Plants & Animals Sep 2, 2010

Hip dysplasia susceptibility in dogs may be underreported, according to comparative study

A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method ...

Other Aug 25, 2010

A dog's life -- physiotherapy for arthritic pets

Animals with osteoarthritis are generally offered the same types of physiotherapy as humans, although most of the methods have not been directly tested on animals. Recent work performed at the University of Veterinary Medicine, ...

Biotechnology Jul 27, 2010

Protein identified that can result in fragile bones

Too little of a protein called neogenin results in a smaller skeleton during development and sets the stage for a more fragile bone framework lifelong, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

Cell & Microbiology Jul 21, 2010

Researchers identify new protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Brigham Young University team led by Laura Bridgewater, who delivered the university forum address Tuesday, recently identified a new version of a protein involved in several key processes in the body.

Bio & Medicine Jul 8, 2010

Instant testing for sore throats wins CIMIT prize

Imagine finding out before you leave the pediatrician's office if your child has strep throat, or even something more serious requiring a different treatment. A novel application for applying DNA "nanobarcodes" in a clinical ...

Plants & Animals Jul 6, 2010

Of moose and men: 50-year study into moose arthritis reveals link with early malnutrition

It's seen as a sign of getting old, but scientists have discovered that arthritis is not just a human problem as a study lasting 50 years reveals how moose suffer from an identical form of the condition. The research, published ...

Ecology Jun 2, 2010

Ecologists Link Early Malnutrition, Later Arthritis in Moose

(PhysOrg.com) -- As a 150-pound person ages, the aches and pains of osteoarthritis -- a degenerative and progressively crippling joint disease -- often become an unpleasant fact of life. Think how the same condition hurts ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 1, 2010

Growing cartilage -- no easy task

Northwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates ...

Other Jan 26, 2010

Wide variation in calorie content among 'low calorie' pet foods

Dog and cat owners buying weight-control diets for their overweight pets are faced with a confusing two-fold variation in calorie density, recommended intake, and wide range cost of low-calorie pet foods, according to a study ...

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