Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A compound unlike any other
A compound discovered in the gills of wood-eating clams could be the solution to a group of parasites responsible for some of the world's most common infections.
Jun 11, 2020
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News tagged with veterinary medicine
Medical research
Kennel cough virus offers potential route to COVID-19 vaccine
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine has developed a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that has proven successful in promoting an immune response in early test models.
Apr 21, 2020
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Medical research
Cancer scientists aim to use protein power to stop tumor growth
In 2018, approximately 324,000 men died from cancer in the United States. The combination of lung cancer, prostate cancer and colorectal cancer equated to half of those deaths.
Apr 7, 2020
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Medical research
Small hearts have strong vortex flow, large hearts have mild vortex
An international collaboration led by veterinary scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has found that size of a dog heart affects both vortex flow and pressure difference in the heart, ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Medical research
'Natural killer' cells could halt Parkinson's progression
Researchers at the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center and their colleagues have found that "natural killer" white blood cells could guard against the cascade of cellular changes that lead to Parkinson's ...
Mar 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A roadmap for adding ivermectin to the malaria toolbox
A group of experts led by Regina Rabinovich and Carlos Chaccour from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has published a roadmap to evaluate—and subsequently implement—ivermectin as a complementary vector ...
Jan 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The nature of salmonella is changing—and it's meaner
Salmonella is acting up in Michigan, and it could be a model for what's happening in other states, according to a new Michigan State University study.
Nov 25, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mapping the pathway to gut health in HIV and SIV infections
A UC Davis study found that the damaged gut lining (known as leaky gut) in monkeys infected with chronic simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), an HIV-like virus, was rapidly repaired within five hours of receiving Lactobacillus ...
Nov 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
West Nile virus in the New World: Reflections on 20 years in pursuit of an elusive foe
In 1999, West Nile virus was detected in the United States for the first time, and within five years it had spread from New York across the contiguous United States and into Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America. ...
Sep 24, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When working with animals can hurt your mental health
While it might sound like fun to work around pets every day, veterinarians and people who volunteer at animal shelters face particular stressors that can place them at risk for depression, anxiety and even suicide, according ...
Aug 9, 2019
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