Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/veterinary/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241347.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241347.phpA new immunotherapy for companion dogs with advanced-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) has been shown to improve survival while maintaining quality of life, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports...Veterinary Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240947.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240947.php Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles - one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet - are not a reservoir of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease that threatens both wildlife and livestock in Asia...Veterinary Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240802.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240802.phpFollowing the AHVLA's confirmation of the discovery of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) on four sheep farms in Norfolk, Suffolk and East Sussex, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has renewed its call for heightened vigilance. Scientists believe that the virus is vector-borne, even though they have not ruled out other routes of transmission...Veterinary Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240762.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240762.phpThe risk of a person living in the UK becoming infected with Lyme disease is much greater than previously thought, according to a study from Bristol University that surveyed pet dogs to find out how many of them harboured the ticks that transmit the disease...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240665.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240665.phpMembers of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal degeneration in man...Eye Health / Blindness Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240568.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240568.phpSpecialty canines were on a mission to sniff out trouble and display their explosive-detecting abilities as part of an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-hosted "Top Dog Demo 2012...Public Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240598.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240598.php On Wednesday, US researchers announced they are testing a new drug in dogs that has already proven effective in mice. The drug is designed to substantially reduce the hind limb paralysis that follows certain spinal cord injuries. There are currently no therapies that can do this. The researchers suggest if the drug succeeds in dogs, it could also work in humans...Neurology / Neuroscience Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240310.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240310.phpA new study on African bats provides a vital clue for unravelling the mysteries in Australia's battle with the deadly Hendra virus. The study focused on an isolated colony of straw-coloured fruit bats on islands off the west coast of central Africa...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240191.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240191.phpAn article released in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240221.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240221.php A pilot study reported online this week in the journal PLoS ONE reveals how scientists found evidence of potentially dangerous viruses, including retroviruses and herpesviruses, in bushmeat and other wildlife products smuggled into the US...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240016.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240016.php Dogs pick up not only on the words we say but also on our intent to communicate with them, according to a report published online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 5...Veterinary Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240036.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240036.php The birth of three monkeys from a stem cell research program is being hailed as a major breakthrough in genetic engineering. It appears that the mouse stem cells widely used in studies, follow a different developmental process, that was previously thought to be identical to primate and human...Stem Cell Research Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239929.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239929.phpIn a bid to protect an important class of antibiotics for treating humans and reduce the development of drug resistance, the US Food and Drug Administration has banned certain uses of cephalosporins in food-producing animals. The federal agency announced on Wednesday that the prohibition order comes into effect on 5 April...Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239832.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239832.phpChimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously thought. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing, according to a study of MPI researcher Daniel Haun, published in the online journal PLoS ONE. The findings may provide insight into human decision-making as well...Psychology / Psychiatry Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239534.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239534.phpContact allergy affects around 20% of the population in the western world. Scientists are working intensively to develop alternative test methods that do not require animal testing. A research group at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now developed a unique test method that enables graded results to be obtained using cultured skin cells...Veterinary Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239284.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239284.phpWe should have much more stringent rules regarding the use of chimps, our closest relatives on this planet, says a new report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council. Chimpanzees and humans share a surprising number of behavioral traits, the authors added...Biology / Biochemistry Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239169.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239169.phpRutgers Evolutionary Anthropologist Erin Vogel thinks new research published in Biology Letters, a Journal of the Royal Society, examining how endangered Indonesian orangutans - considered a close relative to humans - survive during times of extreme food scarcity might help scientists better understand eating disorders and obesity in humans...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238997.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238997.phpResearchers at the University of Leeds have been studying an enzyme - called 3D - which plays a vital role in the replication of the virus behind the disease. They have found that this enzyme forms fibrous structures (or fibrils) during the replication process. What's more, they have found a molecule which can prevent these fibrils forming...Veterinary Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238929.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238929.php The emotions of rats and mice and the mental infrastructure behind them promise to illuminate the nature of human emotions, including empathy and nurturance, a Washington State University neuroscientist writes in this Friday's issue of the journal Science...Veterinary Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238706.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238706.phpIn pets and people, the time it takes to diagnose an infection may mean life or death. Now, a University of Missouri veterinarian is identifying ways to diagnose pet infections in approximately a third of the current diagnosis time. The resulting test could be used eventually for humans...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237767.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237767.phpTraining basic surgical techniques on toy animals before having to perform operations on living animals makes veterinary students much less anxious. At the same time, the use of laboratory animals is minimised. This is documented by a new PhD thesis from LIFE - the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen...Veterinary Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237238.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237238.phpThe British Veterinary Association (BVA) voices its deep concern regarding the European Parliament resolution to call on the Commission to legislate against the prophylactic (preventive) use of antibiotics (antimicrobials) in livestock farming...Veterinary Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237156.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237156.phpNorth Carolina State University researchers have uncovered evidence that evolutionary "breakpoints" on canine chromosomes are also associated with canine cancer. Mapping these "fragile" regions in dogs may also have implications for the discovery and treatment of human cancers. When new species evolve, they leave genetic evidence behind in the form of "breakpoint regions...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236702.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236702.php The Burmese python is a remarkable creature: it doesn't eat for a year with few ill effects, and then swallows prey like deer with a body mass that approaches 100% of its own. When it does this, its heart swells by as much as 40% over the ensuing 72 hours...Cardiovascular / Cardiology Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236649.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236649.php A new study carried out at the US Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, provides the first direct evidence that the appropriately named fungus Geomyces destructans does cause white-nose syndrome (WNS), a deadly disease that is spreading fast and decimating bat populations in North America...Water - Air Quality / Agriculture