Feature Channels: Pets

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Cornell University researchers have provided the first documentation that dogs’ sense of smell is integrated with their vision and other unique parts of the brain, shedding new light on how dogs experience and navigate the world.

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If you want to find a safe neighborhood to live in, choose one where the residents trust each other – and have a lot of dogs to walk.

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Songbirds learning from nearby birds that food supplies might be growing short respond by changing their physiology as well as their behavior, research by the Oregon State University College of Science shows.

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Although the microbiome—the collection of all microbes that live in the body—in the fecal matter of dogs has been investigated extensively, those studies have mostly been limited to domesticated dogs. In a new study, researchers have sampled the fecal microbiomes across diverse geographical populations to better understand what they look like around the world.

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A new study by researchers from the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American University’s School of Public Affairs analyzed and categorized crimes against animals as either neglect or intentional cruelty. The research is based on newly available police data from across the country.

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Rabies virus kills a shocking 59,000 people each year, many of them children. In a new study, researchers from La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Institut Pasteur share a promising path to better vaccine design.

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Many disease-linked variants are declining in frequency in breeds regularly screened for the marker.

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Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Aging channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

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Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild – they rub in it, roll on it, chew it, and lick it aggressively.

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An inhaled immunotherapy successfully treated cancer in some companion dogs as part of a clinical trial conducted by UC Davis oncology and veterinary researchers. Recently published study results show potential for fighting cancer in humans as well.

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A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) reveals that Americans sleep with their pets – and many report sleeping better in their presence.

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A new study looking at the impact of an autism assistance dog for children and their parents has made an unexpected discovery: the dog has expanded their world, literally, giving them the confidence to visit a lot more places.

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A new study has highlighted the potential threat of pet fish to biodiversity.

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Young children who grow up with a dog or in a large family may have some protection later in life from a common inflammatory bowel disease known as Crohn’s disease, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2022.

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A new study examines teens’ relationships with their pets through the perspectives of their parents. Parents were interviewed about the benefits and challenges of having pets for their adolescent’s wellbeing as well as how adolescents affected their pet’s wellbeing.