Paws and Progress: Furry Friends Pave the Way for Human Health Innovation
This interdisciplinary approach underscores the importance of unity among all living beings in advancing medical understanding. As the once-disparate worlds of veterinary and human medicine converged, the collaborative efforts between the Mayo Clinic, Quest Diagnostics, and their allies demonstrated the transformative potential of cross-species research. This illustrates how our dogs and cats became catalysts for advancing health tests, weaving a captivating story of scientific exploration. As the echoes of these collaborative efforts resonate far and wide, a future emerges where the bond between humans and animals propels transformative medical discoveries, offering hope for the continued unity in the pursuit of health advancements.
Ceva Animal Health Expands Operations with State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility
In a significant stride towards advancing pharmaceutical capabilities, Ceva Animal Health is set to enhance its operations with the addition of a cutting-edge manufacturing facility at its Lenexa Kansas campus. The Lenexa City Council, in a unanimous decision on November 21, voted 7-0 to approve the pharmaceutical company's expansion, marking a pivotal moment for both Ceva Animal Health and the local community.
Purdue Veterinary Medicine Strengthens Collaborative Bonds with Vet Up! Program Partners
Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s partnerships with several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are pivotal to the success of the Vet Up! National HCOP Academy for Veterinary Medicine program. As part of the recently renewed five-year, $3.2 million HRSA program grant, PVM invited the founding partner schools to campus so they could learn more about the College of Veterinary Medicine and discuss with faculty and staff how to strategically strengthen and expand the partnership.
Pickier dogs have pickier brains
Dogs’ food preferences are mirrored in their brain activity, particularly within their caudate nuclei -a brain region associated with reward processing, a new study combining behavioural and neuroimaging data by researchers from the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) and Symrise Pet Food (France) finds. The study, which seamlessly blends behavioral observations with advanced neuroimaging techniques, offers novel insights into the influence of food quality on dogs' motivation. This work has been published in Scientific Reports.
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What to know about anti-aging medication in development that could help dogs live longer
The Center for Veterinary Medicine at the FDA has reviewed Loyal’s data, results, and scientific arguments and determined they provide reasonable expectation of the drug’s effectiveness to extend canine lifespan and healthspan. Pending successful completion of the Manufacturing and Safety sections, Loyal will receive conditional approval for LOY-001, allowing them to market the drug for large-dog lifespan extension.