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Policing Cells Demand ID To Tell Friend From Foe, Say Cell Engineers
March 11, 2008 — Scientists studying macrophages, the biological cells that spring from white blood cells to eat and destroy foreign or dying cells, have discovered how these "policemen" differentiate between friend ... > full story -
Pacemaker Tune-Up Works Chemical Wonders On Damaged Hearts In Dogs
March 5, 2008 — Using pacemakers to electrically re-tune a heart damaged by long bouts of a wobbling heartbeat, where one heart muscle wall is beating sooner than the other, leads to fast improvements in the tissue ... > full story -
Newly Identified Eye Disease In Dogs Can Be Easily Treated
March 4, 2008 — A professor of veterinary medicine has identified and named a previously unknown eye disease. Immune-Mediated Retinopathy, or IMR, causes loss of function in retinal cells and, in some cases, ... > full story -
Are Wolves The Pronghorn's Best Friend?
March 3, 2008 — As western states debate removing the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a new study cautions that doing so may result in an unintended decline in another species: the ... > full story -
Genetic Cancer Link Between Humans And Dogs Discovered
February 28, 2008 — Cancer researchers have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and companionship -- they also share the same genetic basis for certain types of cancer. Furthermore, the researchers say ... > full story -
Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List
February 23, 2008 — The gray wolf population in the Northern Rocky Mountains is thriving and no longer requires the protection of the Endangered Species Act, the Deputy Secretary of the Interior has announced. As a ... > full story -
Like Owner, Like Dog: One Third Of US Dogs Are Obese, Cats Also Suffer
February 20, 2008 — Obesity in pets mirrors that of humans, as do the reasons -- decreased physical activity, age, and an increased caloric intake, even genetic predisposition. Like humans, there are also many health ... > full story -
Oral Contraceptives Could Work For Dogs, Cats, Pigs, Maybe Even Deer And Coyotes
February 19, 2008 — If you're a land owner and animals such as coyotes or wild pigs are driving you hog wild, help may soon be on the way to control their numbers in a humane way -- in the form of a birth control pill ... > full story -
Cats' Family Tree Rooted In Fertile Crescent, Study Confirms
January 29, 2008 — The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a "cradle of civilization" for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers have concluded that all ancestral roads for the modern ... > full story -
Vets Focus On Neurological Disorders In Dogs, Humans
January 23, 2008 — Parkinson's disease and epilepsy strike millions of people each year. They also affect countless dogs, and veterinarians are working to find ways to treat these and other neurological diseases in ... > full story
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