Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cat diseases have $6 billion impact on human health in Australia
Some cat-dependent diseases can infect humans, with sometimes severe and tragic health consequences.
Oct 15, 2020
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News tagged with pet
Psychology & Psychiatry
Hush, baby—the dog is whimpering!
We are all familiar with the sounds of a cat or dog vying for human attention, and for pet-owners, these sounds are particularly evocative. Dog sounds are especially sad to both cat and dog owners, who actually rate a whimpering ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Health
Beware pet 'bearded dragons': CDC says they could carry salmonella
(HealthDay)—What next, 2020?
Oct 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study reveals how interaction between neural networks changes during working memory
How does the cross-talk between brain networks change when working memory - the mental assembly of information needed to carry out a particular task—is engaged? Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have ...
Jun 3, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers say it's time to stop blaming cats for brain cancer in people
(Medical Xpress)—Two groups of researchers have published articles in the journal Biology Letters, suggesting that it's time we stop blaming cats for making people crazy or for a certain type of brain cancer that other ...
Oncology & Cancer
New therapy for childhood neuroblastoma proves feasible and safe
A new treatment option may soon be available for children with neuroblastoma according to research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The study tested the principle that combined positron emission ...
Jun 29, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dogs, cats can't pass on coronavirus, but can test positive
Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners.
Mar 5, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Whole-body PET/MRI provides one-stop shop for staging high-risk prostate cancer patients
New research on prostate cancer staging shows that PSMA-targeted PET/MRI performs equally as well as currently used predictive tools to determine the risk for advanced disease. The first-of-its-kind study, published in the ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Neuroscience
Experimental drug reverses synaptic loss in mouse models of Alzheimer's
An experimental drug restored brain synapses in two mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes that it could help revive cognitive function in human dementia patients, Yale University researchers report June 1 in ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Therapy pets can't help Alzheimer's patients right now—but there's a robotic alternative
Social distancing has changed everything, including how to care for a loved one with Alzheimer or dementia. There might be an increase of stress, confusion and behavior issues during this time because of their disrupted routine, ...
May 4, 2020
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