Is Your Patient’s Epilepsy Hiding a Bigger Problem? The MRI Findings That Could Change Everything!"
Researchers at the University of Liverpool examined over 400 epileptic dogs with normal neurological exams between seizures. While most had no obvious structural issues, 3.9% were found to have serious underlying conditions, including brain tumors, congenital anomalies, and inflammatory diseases. The risk increased dramatically with age—older dogs and those with a history of prolonged seizures were far more likely to have an underlying structural cause.
Could Your Patient's Gut Be Causing Seizures? The Shocking Link Between Microbiota and Canine Epilepsy
For years, canine epilepsy has remained one of the most perplexing neurological disorders affecting our beloved pets. But what if the answer to managing your dog's seizures wasn’t just in their brain—but in their gut?
How an emerging disease in dogs is shedding light on cystic fibrosis
A canine gallbladder disease that involves the accumulation of abnormal mucus similar to that seen in human cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is caused by improper expression of the gene associated with CF in humans. The finding could have implications for human CF patients as well as for animal models of CF.
Study of deadly dog cancer reveals new clues for improved treatment
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the UF Health Cancer Center have identified a crucial link between a gene mutation and immune system signaling in canine hemangiosarcoma, a discovery that could lead to better treatments for both dogs and humans with similar cancers.
Protected habitats aren’t enough to save endangered mammals, MSU researchers find
Tropical forests are massive biodiversity storehouses. While these rich swathes of land constitute less than one-tenth of Earth’s surface, they harbor more than 60% of known species. Among them is a higher concentration of endangered species than anywhere else on Earth.
Scientists call for efforts to protect habitats of critically endangered shark species
A critically endangered species of shark could be forced to adapt to new habitats – or face extinction – as a result of changes in the ocean predicted to occur as a result of climate change, a new study has suggested.