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Medicine/Pharmacology - Veterinary Science - 10.09.2012
Compound Derived From a Mushroom Lengthens Survival Time in Dogs With Cancer, Penn Vet Study Finds
Compound Derived From a Mushroom Lengthens Survival Time in Dogs With Cancer, Pe
Dogs with hemangiosarcoma that were treated with a compound derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom had the longest survival times ever reported for dogs with the disease. These promising findings offer hope that the compound may one day offer cancer patients - human and canine alike - a viable alternative or complementary treatment to traditional chemotherapies.

Veterinary Science - 30.07.2012
Stem cells create new heart cells in baby mice, but not in adults, study shows
Stem cells create new heart cells in baby mice, but not in adults, study shows
In a two-day-old mouse, a heart attack causes active stem cells to grow new heart cells; a few months later, the heart is mostly repaired. But in an adult mouse, recovery from such an attack leads to classic after-effects: scar tissue, permanent loss of function and life-threatening arrhythmias.

Veterinary Science - Medicine/Pharmacology - 8.06.2012
New guidelines for pet CPR are published
New guidelines for pet CPR are published
With no guidelines on how best to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on pets, only 6 percent of dogs and cats that suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital survive to go home. - Now the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation, or RECOVER, offers the first evidence-based recommendations to resuscitate dogs and cats in cardiac arrest.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Veterinary Science - 28.01.2011
Cows done in by bad spuds
Anyone taking the recent, mysterious deaths of 200 steers in a Portage County, Wis., feedlot as a sign of the apocalypse can rest easy. The cows, according to the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory , were done in by bad spuds.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Veterinary Science - 7.09.2010
New lymphoma treatment shows promise in dogs
New lymphoma treatment shows promise in dogs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Researchers have identified a new target for the treatment of lymphoma and are testing a potential new drug in pet dogs afflicted with the disease. At low doses, the compound, called S-PAC-1, arrested the growth of tumors in three of six dogs tested and induced partial remission in a fourth.

Earth Sciences - Veterinary Science - 4.03.2010
New Evidence Hints at Global Glaciation 716.5 Million Years Ago
Cambridge, Mass. - March 4, 2010 - Geologists have found evidence that sea ice extended to the equator 716.5 million years ago, bringing new precision to a “snowball Earth” event long suspected to have taken place around that time.

Life Sciences - Veterinary Science - 21.01.2010
The 'sultan of slime': Biologist continues to be fascinated by organisms after nearly 70 years of study
The 'sultan of slime': Biologist continues to be fascinated by organisms
Where others see dirt, John Bonner sees beauty. - Where others see jumbled clumps, he sees highly sophisticated organization. - At age 89, Bonner, the George M. Moffett Professor Emeritus of Biology , is one of the world's leading experts on cellular slime molds, found in soils the world over.

Life Sciences - Veterinary Science - 3.12.2009
Researchers Demonstrate a Better Way for Computers to ’See’
Cambridge, Mass. - December 3, 2009 - Taking inspiration from genetic screening techniques, researchers from Harvard and MIT have demonstrated a way to build better artificial visual systems with the help of low-cost, high-performance gaming hardware.

Life Sciences - Veterinary Science - 7.09.2009
Florian Engert Named Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Cambridge, Mass. - September 7, 2009 - Neurobiologist Florian Engert, a pioneer in the development of the larval zebrafish as a system for study of neural circuits and behavior, has been named professor of molecular and cellular biology in Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2009.

Arts and Design - Veterinary Science - 30.04.2009
Some Vocal-Mimicking Animals, Particularly Parrots, Can Move to A Musical Beat
Cambridge, Mass. - April 30, 2009 - Researchers at Harvard University have found that humans aren't the only ones who can groove to a beat - some other species can dance, too. This capability was previously believed to be specific to humans.

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Life Sciences - Veterinary Science - 20.09.2012
Leland named University's first director of research integrity and assurance
Stuart Leland has been named Princeton University's first director for research integrity and assurance , to which he brings 20 years of experience in laboratory research and in research compliance.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Veterinary Science - 7.06.2012
Penn and Cornell Researchers Spearhead the Development of New Guidelines for Veterinary CPR
Penn and Cornell Researchers Spearhead the Development of New Guidelines for Vet
For nearly 50 years, the American Heart Association , with the help of researchers and physicians from across the nation, has developed and disseminated guidelines on how best to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on patients experiencing cardiac arrest.

Physics/Material Science - Veterinary Science - 5.04.2010
Physicists Begin Quest for ’Higgs’ Particle at European Collider
Physicists Begin Quest for 'Higgs' Particle at European Collider
More than two dozen UC San Diego physicists and technicians began their long-awaited quest last week in a research facility below the Swiss-French border to find a hypothetical subatomic particle that they hope will allow them to finally tie together the fundamental forces and particles in nature into one grand theory.

Social Sciences - Veterinary Science - 16.03.2010
Scientists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia
Scientists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia
Male elephants of breeding age - over 28 years old - make up more than 5 percent of well-protected populations. Where populations have been over-exploited, this percentage declines to 1 percent or less.

Veterinary Science - Pedagogy/Education Science - 1.02.2010
’Peter Pan’ Apes Never Seem to Learn Selfishness
Cambridge, Mass. - February 1, 2010 - Daycare workers and kindergarten teachers tend to offer young humans a lot of coaching about the idea of sharing. But for our ape cousins the bonobos, sharing just comes naturally.