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Released: 24-Feb-2022 11:50 AM EST
How ads with dogs and cats affect consumer behavior
American Marketing Association (AMA)

Researchers from University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of South Carolina, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how pet-related experiences affect people’s consumption-related decisions.

23-Feb-2022 9:45 AM EST
Do Pets Have a Positive Effect on Your Brain Health?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Owning a pet, like a dog or cat, especially for five years or longer, may be linked to slower cognitive decline in older adults, according to a preliminary study released today, February 23, 2022, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 74th Annual Meeting being held in person in Seattle, April 2 to 7, 2022 and virtually, April 24 to 26, 2022.

Released: 21-Feb-2022 11:05 AM EST
Viagra promising as treatment for dogs with often fatal eating disorder
Washington State University

Sildenafil, the generic version of the drug known as Viagra, could be the long-waited remedy for a group of dogs with a rare disorder called megaesophagus.

Newswise: Scientists persevere to show self-awareness is also for some fish
Released: 18-Feb-2022 3:05 PM EST
Scientists persevere to show self-awareness is also for some fish
Osaka City University

Mirror Self-Recognition (MSR) is seen as evidence for self-awareness and passing the mark test, in which animals touch or scrape a mark placed on their body in a location that can only be indirectly viewed in a mirror, is used to determine the capacity of an animal for MSR.

Released: 17-Feb-2022 4:05 PM EST
Core strength could help dogs avoid knee injuries
Washington State University

Agility dogs lacking core strength from routine physical exercise and those participating in activities like flyball may be more susceptible to one of the most common canine knee injuries.

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Released: 14-Feb-2022 8:55 AM EST
Chula Innovations for Society
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University reaffirms its commitment to “Innovations for Society”, which aims at developing innovations that address social issues and creating a better society in all aspects, including health, well-being and knowledge in order to move society forward. Let’s find out more about Chulalongkorn University’s amazing innovations.

Newswise: Dog feces and urine could be harming nature reserves, according to new study
Released: 8-Feb-2022 3:05 AM EST
Dog feces and urine could be harming nature reserves, according to new study
British Ecological Society

New research finds that dogs being walked in nature reserves contribute a significant amount of nutrients to the environment through their faeces and urine, which researchers warn could negatively impact local biodiversity.

Newswise: What is your dog’s lifespan? You might be surprised
Released: 2-Feb-2022 3:05 PM EST
What is your dog’s lifespan? You might be surprised
Princeton University

How old is your dog in human years? And what factors contribute to a long and healthy life for a dog?

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Released: 1-Feb-2022 7:05 PM EST
Pets in aged care homes makes paw-fect sense with new tool
University of South Australia

A new online tool has been launched worldwide to assess whether individual pets can safely be accommodated in aged care homes, easing the stress for many older people moving into residential care.

Released: 26-Jan-2022 1:45 PM EST
The latest news in Behavioral Science for media
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Here are some of the latest articles we've posted in the Behavioral Science channel.

       
Newswise: Study Examines Pet Acquisition During the Pandemic
Released: 24-Jan-2022 2:25 PM EST
Study Examines Pet Acquisition During the Pandemic
Canisius University

A recent study published in collaboration with Canisius College and the ASPCA found no increase in dog or cat acquisition during the pandemic.

Newswise: Dog brains can distinguish between languages
Released: 7-Jan-2022 4:05 PM EST
Dog brains can distinguish between languages
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Dog brains can detect speech, and show different activity patterns to a familiar and an unfamiliar language, a new brain imaging study by researchers from the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) finds.

Newswise: Hydro-Nanogel, an Innovative Bath-substituting Product for Clean, Cuddly, and Healthy Pets
Released: 3-Dec-2021 9:00 AM EST
Hydro-Nanogel, an Innovative Bath-substituting Product for Clean, Cuddly, and Healthy Pets
Chulalongkorn University

Give your pets smooth skin and a clean scent without a bath with Hydro-Nanogel from Chula Veterinary Science (CUVET). Great for pet care when they are not allowed to bathe, and your four-legged friends that hate taking a bath, the Hydro-Nanogel is poised to be further developed for bedridden patients.

Released: 1-Dec-2021 11:50 AM EST
Major gift helps launch Canine Health Center
Cornell University

A $30 million gift from Margaret and Richard Riney has endowed and named the Cornell Margaret and Richard Riney Canine Health Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine to improve the health and well-being of dogs through world-class research, outreach and engagement with dog lovers.

Released: 29-Nov-2021 11:20 AM EST
Parallels in human, dog oral tumors could speed new therapies
Cornell University

Recent Cornell research compared the genetic expression profiles of a nonlethal canine tumor and the rare, devastating human oral tumor it resembles, laying the groundwork for potential translational medicine down the road.

   
Newswise: A puppy’s diet seems to be a sig­ni­fic­ant factor in the de­vel­op­ment of al­lergy and atopy re­lated skin symp­toms in adult dogs
Released: 18-Nov-2021 4:20 PM EST
A puppy’s diet seems to be a sig­ni­fic­ant factor in the de­vel­op­ment of al­lergy and atopy re­lated skin symp­toms in adult dogs
University of Helsinki

Researchers at the University of Helsinki studied the relationship between allergy and atopy related skin symptoms at adult age and different types of diets as well as individual dietary food items in the same 4022 dogs when they were puppies.

Released: 17-Nov-2021 2:25 PM EST
Purina Research Reveals Cats Are Better At Reading The Room Than We Think
Nestlé Purina PetCare

When dogs need help, a bark, paw or even a flash of those infamous puppy dog eyes can give their humans an attention-grabbing cue, but new Purina research shows that cats have their own methods for seeking help that depend as much on the human's behavior as their own.

Released: 10-Nov-2021 11:55 AM EST
Argonne employee group funds service dog for Chicago area veteran
Argonne National Laboratory

A U.S. Army veteran living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was presented with an Australian shepherd service dog on Sept. 25, the result of roughly five years of fundraising by an employee group at Argonne National Laboratory.

   
Released: 5-Nov-2021 2:10 PM EDT
SARS-CoV-2 variant detected in dogs and cats with suspected myocarditis
Wiley

A new study in the Veterinary Record reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in southeast England and is commonly known as the UK variant or B.1.1.7.



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