Dr. Jane
September 10, 2022
Ashok Kumar, Ph.D., at left, and Susmita Das, Ph.D. Researchers from the Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences at the Wayne State University School of Medicine have identified three non-antibiotic drugs can protect the eye from severe inflammation during bacterial infection. The drugs can also be used as adjunct therapy with standard antibiotics to minimize infection outcomes. The study …
A large number of us made the decision last year to welcome new puppies into our homes – according to the Kennel Club figures, dog ownership has increased by almost eight percent – and demand for four-legged friends remains high after the lockdown. There are an incredible 221 different breeds of pedigree dogs to choose from, as well as numerous …
Dr. Jane
December 21, 2021
A large number of us made the decision last year to welcome new puppies into our homes – according to the Kennel Club figures, dog ownership has increased by almost eight percent – and demand for four-legged friends remains high after the lockdown. There are a whopping 221 different breeds of pedigree dogs as well as numerous crossbreeds to choose …
Dr. Jane
October 22, 2021
Bacteria from healthy cats have been shown to produce antibodies with some impressive skin-healing properties … in mice. A new study on these properties suggests that we might one day use such antibodies to potentially treat infections in humans and other animals. This approach is a type of bacteriotherapy – using “good” bacteria that are known to provide various health …
Dr. Jane
October 21, 2021
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine used bacteria found in healthy cats to successfully treat a skin infection in mice. These bacteria can serve as the basis for new therapeutic agents against severe skin infections in humans, dogs and cats. The study, which was published in eLife on October 19, 2021, was led by Richard …
Dr. Jane
September 25, 2021
Labradoodles, Basset Hounds, and Border Collies are among the breeds of dogs most likely to suffer from ear infections, researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) found. After their analysis of 22,000 dogs, Floppy-eared breeds with long ears have a much higher risk of infection compared to pointed-eared dogs as dirt and bacteria are more easily trapped. While ear infections …
Dr. Jane
September 7, 2021
Basset Hounds, Chinese Shar Peis, and Labradoodles are the dog breeds most likely to suffer from ear infections, new research has shown. Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) analyzed more than 22,000 dogs in the UK to understand which breeds were at the highest risk of ear infections. Their results suggest that dogs with long and droopy ear flaps …
VANCOUVER – A health agency that has used dogs to detect disease in the past has found a way to use their dog odor detection team to track down COVID-19. Vancouver Coastal Health trained its team called Canines for Care to signal the smell of the disease. The British Columbia Department of Health said it was “not an easy task” …
This article was originally published on Jul 29 at 4:54pm EDT by THE CITY This story is the product of a collaboration with the Documenting COVID-19 project at Columbia University’s Brown Institute for Media Innovation. A group of researchers charged by New York City with scouring human sewage for signs of the coronavirus — and its many mutating variants — …
Postdoc Sukhvinder Singh, Ph.D., left, and Associate Professor Ashok Kumar, Ph.D. Researchers at Wayne State University Medical School have found that a metabolite called itaconate, which is produced during cell metabolism, plays a role in protecting the eye from abnormal inflammation during infection. The metabolite can be used with antibiotics to treat eye infections. A metabolite is a substance that …
