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New Insight Into Dogs' Fear Responses to Noise
February 19, 2013 A study has gained new insight into domestic dogs' fear responses to noises. The study provides an important insight into dogs' fear of noises, and could improve our understanding of behavioral signs ... > full story -
Horses Don't Get Stage Fright -- But Their Riders Do
February 19, 2013 It is well known that horses show symptoms of stress when ridden but relatively little attention has been paid to the effects on their riders. This is surprising, as equestrian sports rely on the ... > full story -
Dog Spots the Dog: Dogs Recognize the Dog Species Among Several Other Species on a Computer Screen
February 14, 2013 Dogs pick out faces of other dogs, irrespective of breeds, among human and other domestic and wild animal faces and can group them into a category of their own. They do that using visual cues alone, ... > full story -
Dogs May Understand Human Point of View
February 11, 2013 Domestic dogs are much more likely to steal food when they think nobody can see them, suggesting for the first time that dogs are capable of understanding a human's point of ... > full story -
Forensic Pathology: Tracing the Origin of the Usutu Virus in Blackbirds
February 8, 2013 It is generally a mystery how new diseases arise and how the pathogens that cause them first enter countries. However, clues may come from examination of specimens from similar outbreaks. ... > full story -
Type 1 Diabetes Cured in Dogs, Study Suggests
February 7, 2013 Researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to cure diabetes in large animals with a single session of gene therapy. After a single gene therapy session, the dogs recover their ... > full story -
Can You Predict How a Disease Will Spread in a Population?
February 5, 2013 New research has laid the foundation for a new generation of zoonotic disease spreading models, which could allow for more targeted prevention ... > full story -
Caring for Dogs to Reduce Spread of Parasite Eggs Harmful to Humans
February 5, 2013 New research has shown that dogs act as a major source of the parasite egg, Toxocara, which can potentially contaminate the public environment and infect ... > full story -
Klondike, Puppy Born from a Frozen Embryo, Fetches Good News for Endangered Animals
February 5, 2013 Meet Klondike, the western hemisphere's first puppy born from a frozen embryo. He's a beagle-Labrador retriever mix, and although neither of those breeds are endangered, Klondike's very existence is ... > full story -
How Does Fibrosis Occur in Crohn's Disease?
January 30, 2013 New research has shown that a protein, known as IL-13, could be the key to the development of fibrosis in Crohn's ... > full story
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