News articles tagged with 'canine'
Hip dysplasia susceptibility in dogs may be underreported, according to Penn Vet comparative study
— 3 Sep 2010 12:49 | HealthA 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…
Researchers find gene responsible for neurodegenerative disease in dogs, possibly in humans
— 24 Aug 2010 16:24 | HealthA North Carolina State University researcher has helped to locate and identify a gene responsible for a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects American Staffordshire terriers.…
Slobbery kisses from 'man's best friend' aid cancer research
— 16 Apr 2010 01:35 | HealthFido's wet licks might hold more than love. They could provide the DNA keys to findings new treatments for rare cancers and other diseases in both dogs and human patients…
Canine morphology: Hunting for genes and tracking mutations
— 16 Mar 2010 02:11 | BiologyWhy do domestic dogs vary so much in size, shape, coat texture, colour and patterning? Study of the dog genome has reached a point where the molecular mechanisms governing such variation…
Dog studies reveal strong risk factors for SLE
— 2 Feb 2010 11:55 | BiologyResearchers at Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have found several genes that lead to increased risk for an SLE-like autoimmune disorder…
Dogs may provide an excellent model for understanding human complex diseases
— 1 Feb 2010 11:38 | BiologyIn the new Swedish-Finnish study, published in Nature Genetics, the researchers identified five loci that predispose to an SLE-related disease in Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers.…
Canine compulsive disorder gene identified in dogs
— 7 Jan 2010 04:52 | HealthA canine chromosome 7 locus that confers a high risk of compulsive disorder susceptibility has been identified through a collaboration between the Behaviour Service at the Cummings…
Researchers discover evolutionary event underlying the origin of dachshunds
— 17 Jul 2009 03:04 | BiologyA single evolutionary event appears to explain the short, curved legs that characterise all of today's dachshunds, corgis, basset hounds and at least 16 other breeds of dogs, a team…
Baby canine teeth: No evidence to support extraction
— 15 Apr 2009 03:09 | HealthThe practice of extracting baby canine teeth to make way for adult canines that are erupting in the wrong place has no evidential basis, according to a new study by Cochrane Researchers.…
Researchers develop DNA 'patch' for canine form of muscular dystrophy
— 21 Mar 2009 14:20 | HealthUsing a novel genetic technology that covers up genetic errors, researchers funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have developed a successful treatment for dogs with the…