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Purdue Large Animal Surgeon wins $10,000 prize for equine research and earns Ph.D.

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Friday, December 2, 2022 Dr. Michelle Tucker (center), Purdue Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery, holding her award check with Dr. Renate Weller (left), Dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Renaud Leguillette, equine clinician in internal medicine and sports medicine who shares Dr. Tucker’s interest in equine respiratory mechanics. …

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Animal study highlights a gene vital for the development of early social behaviors

Animal study highlights a gene vital for the development of early social behaviors

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Little is known about how social behavior develops in the early stages of life. But most animals, including humans, are born with an innate ability to socially interact or bond with others. And that contributes to lifelong success. Now, a new animal study points to a gene important for the early development of basic social …

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Best Low Carb Diet for Diabetes: Animal or Plant Protein

Best Low Carb Diet for Diabetes: Animal or Plant Protein

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Share on PinterestThe source of protein in your diet can impact your risk of diabetes. Design by MNT; Photography by Giulia Fiori Photography/Getty Images & LindasPhotography/Getty Images More than 95% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which often results from excess body mass and inactivity. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body no …

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Erin Bailey takes part in a virtual alien abduction at 36th and Walnut Streets on Friday. The experience is designed to parallel the sci-fi scenario with medical research on animals.

The PETA Virtual Experiment at Penn equates animal medical research with human testing. Scientists are unsure of the analogy.

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On Friday, animal rights activists staged a virtual reality alien abduction on the University of Pennsylvania campus to encourage people to consider lab animal experiments. A virtual reality helmet and earphones immersed the participants in a a first-person perspective centered on a story in which X-Files-style bug-eyed aliens pushed and experimented on captured young couple …

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Companion Animal Fund grant program supports 10 new studies - University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine

Companion Animal Fund grant program supports 10 new studies – University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine will pursue 10 new research projects with support from the school’s Companion Animal Fund Grant Program. In 2022, the program distributed more than $137,000 in grants for studies exploring a wide range of topics, from antibiotic uptake in a commonly bred species of freshwater turtle …

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