Our domesticated animals—both pets and livestock—hold the key to the spread of viruses among humans and wildlife according to new […]
‘Wildling’ mice could help translate results in animal models to results in humans: Researchers create mouse colony to address shortcomings of laboratory mice
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health developed a new mouse model that could improve the translation of research in […]
CDC warns against increased parasite outbreaks in pools, water playgrounds
The number of summertime parasitic outbreaks has been increasing steadily every year since 2009, according to the Centers for Disease […]
Global eradication of ‘fly of death’ not ethically justified, researchers conclude
The tsetse fly, also known as the “fly of death” and the “poverty fly,” is the primary means of transmission […]
He’s in a rush, she isn’t: Reproductive strategy drives slower female aging
The aging of males and females is influenced by how they choose to invest their available energy, according to a […]
Healing animals with fish skins
WARNING: contains graphic burn images. Jamie Peyton snapped an Instagram photo of herself while aboard an airplane headed to England […]
Are pet owners abusing animals to get opioids? Colorado veterinarians see opioid epidemic now extending to pets
Veterinarians in Colorado are concerned that some of their clients may have intentionally hurt their pets in the hopes of […]
Hope for transplant patients: Pig lung grown with animal’s own cells
New hope for transplant patients: Scientists successfully created a new lung for a pig using the animal’s OWN cells – […]
Mosquito screening useful in monitoring lymphatic filariasis re-emergence
To ensure elimination of the Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis, public health workers must follow up […]