A study published in The Journal of Parkinson’s Disease describes how dogs trained to detect Parkinson’s disease using biomarker scents have incredible accuracy in...
Managing canine anxiety and stress is a growing concern among pet owners. Environmental changes, unfamiliar settings, separation from familiar faces, or loud noises can...
A new study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers shows that an enzyme called PARP1 is involved in repair of telomeres, the lengths of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes, and that impairing this process can lead to telomere shortening and genomic instability that can cause cancer.
In a preliminary study published in the Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behavior, kinesiologists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) Behavioral Medicine Lab have been investigating the impacts of family dogs on the exercise habits of children as a way to boost activity, with nearly two-thirds of American children failing to meet the national physical activity guidelines. Perhaps playing with a canine best friend could motivate kids to get up and move around more, nudging them to be more in line with the minimum recommended amount of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day.
Human clinical trials notoriously go through many lengthy processes that could take decades, long enough for the study subjects to be monitored and live out the rest of their lives. Canine trials, however, do not take as long due to their shorter lifespans, meaning that before there is an anti-aging drug for humans, we are more likely to have one for dogs, and let’s face it that anti-aging doggie supplement is likely to be in high demand as it tugs on our heartstrings.
Every now and then we post an article just for fun, some of those have been about pets. Following our last post about dogs several months back we received numerous emails asking if we could post an article covering how long dogs live. This post is in response to that request. Enjoy.
A huge study of dog longevity reveals which breeds live the longest. According to a study of over 580,000 UK dogs published in Scientific Reports, smaller dogs like Shia Inus and Miniature Dachshunds are among the longest-lived dog breeds, while medium-sized and brachycephalic dogs like English Bulldogs and Shih Tzus tend to die younger.
