Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: How old should my children be before we adopt a pet?
Q: Should my children be a certain age before we adopt a dog or cat?
May 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can pets help LGBTQ+ people cope with microaggressions?
Angela Matijczak, a first-year doctoral student at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, led a study exploring how social support from humans and comfort from companion animals can help LGBTQ+ young ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Genetics
Biodistribution of AAV gene transfer vectors in nonhuman primate
The biodistribution of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer vectors can be measured in nonhuman primates using a new method. The method quantifies whole-body and organ-specific AAV capsids from 1 to 72 hours after administration. ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pets linked to maintaining better mental health and reducing loneliness during lockdown, new research shows
Sharing a home with a pet appeared to act as a buffer against psychological stress during lockdown, a new survey shows.
Sep 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in cats and dogs from households in Italy
A new study to investigate whether pets are susceptible to COVID-19 has found that a small proportion of cats and dogs sampled have neutralizing antibodies to the virus.
Jul 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pandemic blues? Turns out, our pets have been waiting for this moment
As a child, Jen Currin-McCulloch noticed the effects of the human-animal bond while following her dad around his veterinary clinic.
Jul 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
You likely won't get COVID-19 from your pets—but you could give it to them
Worried about catching COVID-19 from your cat or dog? You shouldn't be, says a University of Alberta expert.
May 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dutch mink workers may be first known humans infected by animals: WHO
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that Dutch workers apparently infected with the coronavirus by minks could be the first known cases of animal-to-human transmission.
May 26, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How the coronavirus pet adoption boom is reducing stress
As has been discussed in so many articles, sharing our lives with pets is good for our health. Not only do they make us healthier in normal times, in stressful times the benefit of a pandemic puppy (or cat), or other non-human ...
May 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study confirms cats can become infected with and may transmit COVID-19 to other cats
In a study published today (May 13, 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, ...
May 13, 2020
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