Algorithm decodes what dog brains see

Researchers have decoded visual images from a dog's brain. The results suggest major differences in how the brains of humans and dogs work.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Sept. 16, 2022 • ~9 min

Algorithm decodes what dog brains see

Researchers have decoded visual images from a dog's brain. The results suggest major differences in how the brains of humans and dogs work.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Sept. 16, 2022 • ~9 min

Much-loved dog breeds are just as likely to bite as banned ones – here's how to stop them

Dog bites are a serious public health problem but we’re going the wrong way about tackling it.

Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 1, 2022 • ~7 min

A dog has caught monkeypox from one of its owners, highlighting risk of the virus infecting pets and wild animals

The monkeypox virus can easily spread between humans and animals. A veterinary virologist explains how the virus could go from people to wild animals in the US – and why that could be a problem.

Amy Macneill, Associate Professor of Veterinary medicine and Virology, Colorado State University • conversation
Aug. 18, 2022 • ~8 min

More dogs are diagnosed with diabetes in winter

Diabetes diagnoses in dogs are more common in colder areas of the United States and during the winter, researchers report.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~6 min

New system improves dog brain tumor diagnosis

A new study paves the way for more standardized diagnosis criteria for dogs with glioma brain tumors.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Aug. 16, 2022 • ~6 min

Being a family dog can be a lonely stressful job

Dogs that live with a family have a lot more advantages than dogs that roam free. But when it comes to their stress level, it's a different story.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Aug. 11, 2022 • ~8 min

Being a family dog can be a lonely stressful job

Dogs that live with a family have a lot more advantages than dogs that roam free. But when it comes to their stress level, it's a different story.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Aug. 11, 2022 • ~8 min

Old dogs with hearing loss may face higher dementia risk

"Hearing loss is one of the biggest predictors of dementia in people.... This study indicates that the same connection is at work in aging dogs."

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Aug. 10, 2022 • ~4 min

The health of British bulldogs is nothing to be proud of

A new study shows bulldogs have a life expectancy five years lower than the average dog.

Nicola Rooney, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for MSc in Global Wildlife Health and Conservation, University of Bristol • conversation
Aug. 3, 2022 • ~6 min

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