Love, Care, Progress: Research Involving Dogs is the inaugural video in the Love, Care, Progress series, focused on the important role of canines in health research which benefits humans and dogs alike. Research professionals, including a trainer, scientist, animal behaviorist, surgical manager, and veterinarian talk about caring for…
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Fresh vegetables and herbs, like parsley, are given to research rabbits both to enrich their environment and to provide nutrition. This rabbit lives with seven of her sisters in a room with soft bedding and plenty of areas to explore. Dividers, tubes, and boxes offer opportunities to chew…
Epilepsy affects both people and dogs. Like people, dogs can develop epilepsy naturally and experience recurring seizures. Studying epilepsy in dogs can help researchers better understand the condition and evaluate new approaches to diagnosis and treatment, with the potential to benefit both human and veterinary medicine. Research involving…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) occurs when the immune system attacks myelin, the protective covering around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. Mice have helped scientists investigate how the immune system contributes to this damage and what happens when myelin is lost. Research with mice allows scientists to…
The field of comparative oncology leverages other mammals’ cancers to develop better human treatments.
Ferrets spend 75% of their day sleeping, but are very active when awake. They like to explore, forage, play, hide, rest, and groom and their housing should afford them opportunities to engage in all of these species-typical activities. Enclosures often include hammocks, resting shelves, hiding places, ladders, and…
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