Institute of Canine BiologyStudy: Pet ownership linked to higher risk of IBSlocal12.com - Liz Bonis, WKRCCINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study on pets found a link with our furry friends and a common health problem. This study found a connection between owning …
Institute of Canine BiologyHeart drug can extend dogs’ lives, but careful breeding would extend them even moreThe Telegraph - Pete WedderburnThe headline is eye-catching: “Pet dogs could live 15 months longer by taking a simple pill”. The details are also impressive: a trial led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that the drug pimobendan delays the onset of heart failure for an average of 15 months – the equivalent of eight …
Institute of Canine BiologyHereditary diseases are the price of protection against infectionsphys.org - Max Planck SocietyAlmost half our genes can be the starting point for diseases. Scientists have identified 11,000 genes that occur in the human genome in variants that …
Institute of Canine BiologyHeartbeats Of Dogs And Their Owners Sync-Up When They're Reunitediflscience.com - Tom HaleEvery dog lover knows the bond between humans and their canine counterparts run deep. According to a recent study, that connection could be so close …
Institute of Canine BiologyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGenome Res | Mobilecshlp.orgPhylogenomic evidence for ancient hybridization in the genomes of living cats (Felidae) Gang Li1, • Brian Davis1, • Eduardo Eizirik2 and • William Murphy1,3 1 …
Institute of Canine BiologyDog domestication saddled man’s best friend with defective genes, study saysverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Karen KaplanDogs may be man’s best friend, but the humans who created them through generations of breeding have saddled them with an excess of detrimental DNA, according to a new study. For instance, the people who bred poodles to have black coats left many of these dogs with extra copies of a gene called …
