A new analysis suggests that most U.S. dog owners are unaware of and do not follow guidelines on safe pet food and dish handling from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but that better education and implementation of the guidelines could reduce contamination. Dr. Emily Luisana of North Carolina State University in Raleigh and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on April 6, 2022.
Scientists have identified a series of molecular candidates for those parts of dog allergens that cause immune reactions in peopleu2014the first step in developing a vaccine against most causes of dog allergies.
Owning a pet has been associated with many health benefits, ranging from decreased blood pressure and cholesterol levels to increased life expectancy. Pet dogs specifically provide opportunities for increased physical activity, socialization, and time spent outdoors while also improving emotional well-being by providing their owners with companionship. As a result, pet ownership is on the rise, according to data from the American Pet Products Associationu2019s National Pet Owners Survey. Per current estimates, 67% of households in the United States own at least one pet u2013 which equals approximately 85 million homes across the country.
Programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students' thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information, according to new Washington State University research.
Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. A miniaturized detector can analyze trace molecules to mimic the process.
Numerous studies have shown that trained dogs can detect many kinds of disease u2014u00a0 including lung, breast, ovarian, bladder, and prostate cancers, and possibly Covid-19 u2014 simply through smell. In some cases, involving prostate cancer for example, the dogs had a 99 percent success rate in detecting the disease by sniffing patientsu2019 urine samples.
As important as it is, exercising can become boring, tedious, or just a struggle, especially in winter or early mornings!
If youu2019re at the point where youu2019re no longer motivated, why not get your pup in on it to give you a bit of inspiration and make it fun again?
Here are some great exercise options for humans and pups to do together:
In other more adorable heartwarming news, we have this short piece on dogs. Have you ever wondered how strong those adorable balls of judgement-free unconditional love feel about you, science may have an answer.u00a0
Do you have a dog? If yes, then it's imperative that you must be worried about their skin problems? Underneath your dog's fur, is a susceptible skin that is susceptible to various allergies. Compulsive scratching and chewing is a common issue. As a pet owner, it's crucial that you should be aware of the common causes leading to these allergic reactions as well as their treatment.u00a0
Integrated Health System is bringing cell and gene therapy to cats, dogs, and horses. Recently IHS Pets has helped a paralyzed dog with a spinal cord injury to walk again after it was treated with experimental PRP and prolotherapy. Click here to see the video.u00a0
Following publication in PNAS of a study describing the technologyu2019s efficacy in mitigating obesity, heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and renal failure in mice, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced that Rejuvenate Bio has secured an exclusive worldwide licence from the university to commercialize a combination gene therapy technology developed to prevent as well as treat several age related diseases in dogs to extend overall healthspan.
