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How Motherhood Behavior Is Influenced by Alterations in Brain Function
October 24, 2011 Instinctive mothering behavior towards care of newborns has long been recognized as a phenomenon in humans and animals, but now research has shown that motherhood is associated with the acquisition ... > full story -
Efficacy of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Vaccine Demonstrated in Dogs
October 18, 2011 An experimental vaccine is the first veterinary cancer vaccine of its kind that shows an increase in survival time for dogs with spontaneous non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The work shows for the first time ... > full story -
Polar Bears Ill from Accumulated Environmental Toxins
October 13, 2011 Industrial chemicals are being transported from the industrialized world to the Arctic via air and sea currents. Here, the cocktail of environmental toxins is absorbed by the sea's food chains, of ... > full story -
For Common Toy Breed Dog Windpipe Issue, Veterinarians Use Technology and Precision
October 4, 2011 Jack, a 12-year-old Yorkshire terrier, was lethargic and gasping for air when he arrived at a veterinary hospital. His tongue and gums were a bluish-purple. But, just one day following an innovative ... > full story -
Russian and US Veterinarians Collaborate to Solve Mysterious Wild Tiger Deaths
September 30, 2011 Veterinarians are working to understand how distemper -- a virus afflicting domestic dogs and many wildlife species -- may be a growing threat to Siberian ... > full story -
Apply Public Trust Doctrine to 'Rescue' Wildlife from Politics
September 29, 2011 When a species recovers enough to be removed from the federal endangered species list, the public trust doctrine -- the principle that government must conserve natural resources for the public good ... > full story -
Risk Factors for Cat Cancer Could Have Human Implications
September 28, 2011 A recent, large-scale study on cat intestinal cancer has provided new insight into a common pet disease and its causes; the findings could ultimately benefit ... > full story -
Keeping Pets Sweet: Treating Diabetes in Dogs
September 23, 2011 Diabetes affects not only humans but also animals. While humans generally show some willingness to modify their behavior to help their treatment, pet owners face additional problems in that animals ... > full story -
New Twist in a Blindness-Causing Disease Gene Discovered
September 21, 2011 After more than three decades of research, veterinarians and vision-research scientists have identified a gene responsible for a blindness-inducing disease that afflicts dogs. In the process, the ... > full story -
Smells May Help Birds Find Their Homes, Avoid Inbreeding; Research May Bring Help to Endangered Species
September 21, 2011 Birds may have a more highly developed sense of smell than researchers previously thought, contend scholars who have found that penguins may use smell to determine if they are related to a potential ... > full story
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