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Oct 25, 2010

Cataract surgery saves Tula

  By Monica Young | Special to the Winston-Salem Journal Not long after Harvey Blake, a horse breeder in McLeansville, bought a new stud horse from a friend in Kernersville, two Appaloosa foals were born. They were blind. The fillies ran into fences and could not navigate the creeks and pastures on the farm, Blake… 

Oct 18, 2010

A Heartbeat at Our Feet

[attribution] The Author, Claudia Watson is a Pinehurst, North Carolina freelance writer and “Mom” to Tyler.  [/attribution] I waited to hear his excited footsteps.  When he entered, all bright eyes and tail wagging, I fell to my knees and gathered him up in my arms. Within seconds, the veterinarian, a cardiology resident, said it all,… 

Oct 15, 2010

CVM Researcher’s Contributions Recognized by Magrath Award

  North Carolina State University is the recipient of the 2010 C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award for the Riverworks at Sturgeon City Project, a broad-based, community/ university partnership that transformed the once devastated Wilson Bay on the New River in Jacksonville, NC, into a national model of environmental restoration and education. The national… 

Oct 15, 2010

CVM Research May Help in Repairing Gastrointestinal Tracts

Dr. Anthony Blikslager, professor of surgery and  gastroenterology at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine has uncovered a novel function for a protein called chloride channel protein 2 (ClC-2) that may prove to be beneficial for the recovery of injured gastrointestinal tracts in animals and people. An internationally-recognized expert in the field of gastrointestinal… 

Oct 14, 2010

Comparative Pain Research Lab Seeks Candidates for Clinical Study on Feline Musculoskeletal Pain

If your cat is not as playful as in the past, unable to jump, stiff when getting up or walking, and showing other signs of slowing down, your pet may be a candidate for a free clinical study being conducted by the Comparative Pain Research Laboratory at NC State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The purpose of… 

Oct 14, 2010

NIH Funds CVM Research into Genetic Causes of Intestinal Deformity

Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder, a research scientist with the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genes responsible for intestinal formation. This work may lead to improved diagnosis and prevention of intestinal malrotation—or twisting—in human infants. An assistant professor of… 

Oct 5, 2010

USDA Supporting CVM Salmonella Research

Food borne pathogens remain a leading public health concern in the U.S. and throughout the world. One of the scientists interested in the “farm to fork” safety of food is Dr. Siddhartha (Sid) Thakur with the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Dr. Thakur, an assistant professor of swine health and reproduction in the… 

Sep 29, 2010

National Publications Profile NC State CVM

DVM360 magazine profiled North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in its photo gallery review of the top 10 veterinary medicine programs in America. Click here. Veterinary Practice News posted a feature and slide show presentation on the NC State CVM as part of series on the nation’s 28 colleges of veterinary medicine. Click here.… 

Sep 28, 2010

Bear of a Patient: Yona Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery

The following article on an arthroscopic surgery conducted by Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little on a black bear from the Durham Museum of Life and Science originally appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer. BY JAY PRICE – Staff Writer RALEIGH—The first attempt at arthroscopic surgery on a bear at the N.C. State University College of Veterinary… 

Sep 27, 2010

Research by Intracellular Pathogens Research Lab Advances Understanding of Bartonella–the ‘stealth pathogen’

The following article by the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) News Service profiles the ongoing Bartonella research being conducted by the Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory (IPRL) within the CVM Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research. Directed by Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt, the work of the IRPL is an example of the “One Medicine” concept and the…