Advancements & research

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May 20, 2022
Shining a Spotlight on Ideas that Work: Veterinary Visionaries and Beyond
David Ballard, PsyD, MBA, our guest on this week’s episode of Central Line: The AAHA Podcast , is not just a visionary – he's an expert in what makes organizations psychologically healthy, and he’s helped groups all over the human healthcare ecosystem get there. Thanks to connections that led him to Veterinary Visionaries, he’s turning that expert eye toward veterinary medicine. Check out this excerpt from our conversation. -
May 17, 2022
Who do you feel more empathy for, animals or humans? A new study says it all depends
Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals, or for humans? The answer is complicated, but it boils down to a question of context. -
May 10, 2022
A protein shift in a canine coronavirus could explain how other coronaviruses (including SARS-CoV-2) jump to humans
Researchers at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine used state-of-the-art molecular evolution tools to assess how pressures from natural selection may have influenced the canine coronavirus’ evolution. -
April 21, 2022
Study: Cases of cannabis toxicity in pets have increased significantly post-legalization
Veterinarians are seeing a rise in cases of cannabis poisoning in pets as the legalized use of marijuana for recreational purposes continues to spread. -
April 9, 2022
State of the pet industry: Looking good
The US pet industry continued its strong recovery from the pandemic, surging 14% overall to $123 billion in 2021. -
April 5, 2022
Study: a breakthrough in the treatment of night blindness in dogs
Researchers have successfully restored dim-light vision to dogs with an inherited disorder that causes night blindness. -
March 31, 2022
Recessive gene linked to breed-specific hearing loss
Progressive hearing loss early in life in both dogs and humans is known as early-onset adult deafness (EOAD) and some dog breeds—such as border collies and Rhodesian ridgebacks—are more prone to it than others. -
March 29, 2022
AAHA’s updated Pain Management Guidelines: A paradigm shift in managing pain
The first update of the guidelines since 2015 includes some big changes. -
March 17, 2022
Survey: Nearly 30% of owners make pet-specific purchases for social media posts
And perhaps not surprisingly, that figure breaks down along generational lines. -
March 15, 2022
Study: a genetic test—and gender—predicts risk of canine CIM with 75% accuracy
Researchers at Clemson University have discovered a genetic variation associated with an often fatal esophageal disorder common in German shepherds—and developed a test to check for it.