Dog Brains Could Help Crack Alzheimer’s Disease And Here’s the Research Making It Happen
If you watched 60 Minutes this past weekend, you saw something that does not happen very often: veterinary medicine taking center stage on one of the most-watched news programs in the country.
Dogs Don't Need Their Eyes to Balance. Humans Absolutely Do.
A new Scientific Reports study put healthy humans and healthy dogs on the same pressure platform and measured what happens to balance when you take vision out of the equation. The results say something important about how our patients maintain postural stability — and why dogs are better at it than we are.
Study Links Stronger Bonds to Higher Tech Adoption
The Pet Health Challenges Study, conducted by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) and Chewy Health, surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. dog and cat owners in February 2025. The results show that 97% consider their pet a family member, and 90% say their pets have improved their mental or physical health.
Just press play: Virtual dog therapy can improve mental wellbeing
Led by Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, Professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Education, and Dr. Christine Tardif-Williams, Professor at Brock University, this latest research builds on an earlier study examining whether in-person interactions with therapy dogs would translate just as well to a virtual setting—opening the doors for community members to benefit.
Pandemic puppy owners reported a greater burden of dog ownership
Dog owners who purchased a puppy because of the 2020 phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, or whose dogs have problem behaviors, experienced a greater burden of dog ownership, but most chose to keep their puppy, Bree Merritt at The Royal Veterinary College, U.K., and colleagues report on February 12, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One.
Veterinarians: Help NC State Crack the Code on Aging Dogs – Take the CCDS Survey Now!
Attention veterinarians! Your insights are needed to improve care for aging dogs. Participate in the Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome survey to help revolutionize the diagnosis and management of CCDS. It’s quick, easy, and impactful—join the movement today!