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Jul 1, 2013

Remember Pet Basics During Summer Activities

Summer time and living can be easy for you and your pet if you remember the basics. For example, July Fourth celebrations pack a number of potential pet problems. These concerns include your pet’s access to inappropriate food; exposure to strangers and other dogs in large, noisy crowds; potential to wander off amid activities; and,…

Jun 27, 2013

Collaborative Research Reveals Similarities Between Human and Canine B-cell Lymphoma

Dr. Steven Suter, associate professor of medical oncology at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is the senior study author of a paper that is one of the first large-scale comparisons showing human and canine  B-cell lymphomas share molecular similarities. The collaborative investigation involved scientists from the University of North Carolina and Duke University…

Jun 25, 2013

NC State Veterinary Researchers Seek to Develop Treatment for Chronic Canine Allergic Diseases

Bruce Hammerberg and Thierry Olivry, researchers at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, are recipients of $67,474 from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund to find a new therapy that they hope will resolve chronic allergic diseases in dogs without the often unacceptable side effects of current anti-inflammatory drugs. Dr. Hammerberg, a professor of immunology-parasitology…

Jun 18, 2013

NC State Veterinary Health Complex Adds Hemodialysis Unit to Specialty Medical Capabilities

North Carolina State University’s Veterinary Health Complex has added an intermittent hemodialysis unit to the list of specialty medical capabilities available to referring veterinarians and to owners whose animals are experiencing related emergencies. One of six on the East Coast and the only one between Florida and Pennsylvania, NC State’s intermittent hemodialysis unit provides dogs,…

Jun 12, 2013

NC State Client Counseling and Grief Support Service Offers Pet Grief Education Sessions

The relationships people have with their animals are often deep and enduring and the death of a beloved companion animal can be particularly difficult for all concerned. Many owners say they are surprised by the intensity of grief they feel following the animal’s death.  Those facing such a loss often have questions about the grief…

Jun 11, 2013

Golden Retriever Cancer Study Receives Grant from Foundations

Matthew Breen, a professor of genomics at North Carolina State University, is a member of a collaborative, multi-institutional team that received a $1.1 million grant from the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) to improve detection and treatment of certain cancers in Golden Retrievers. Other team members are Jaime Modiano…

Jun 7, 2013

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Seeks Participants for Canine Orthopedic Study

Owners of German Shepherds and Labrador Retrievers are invited to have their animals receive a free orthopedic examination as participants in a NC State University study that will provide important information on the popular breeds. The non-invasive clinical study, conducted by specialists at the Veterinary Health Complex, involves a single visit during which x-rays and…

Jun 4, 2013

Canine Foundations Support NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher

Matthew Breen, a professor of genomics at North Carolina State University, is a member of a collaborative, multi-institutional team that received a $1.1 million grant from the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) to improve detection and treatment of certain cancers in Golden Retrievers. Other team members are Jaime Modiano…

Jun 4, 2013

Study of House Finch Disease May Aid Understanding of How Human Diseases Spread

A unique form of pink eye found in some songbird species has given researchers insight into how disease virulence – or severity of harm to the host – evolves in conjunction with a susceptible population’s density and/or disease resistance. These findings may help scientists understand and predict the impacts of highly contagious human diseases, like…
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May 29, 2013

House Finch Disease Helps Researchers Better Understand Spread of Contagious Human Diseases

The evolution of higher virulence during disease emergence has been predicted by theoretical models, but empirical studies of short-term virulence evolution following pathogen emergence remain rare...