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Want to reduce emissions? Start in the gut of a cow

As concern about climate change rises, Dipti Pitta of the School of Veterinary Medicine is working to develop innovative strategies to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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Studying the players in immune regulation

Penn Vet's Oliver Garden Garden's lab is exploring new facets in regulating immune responses.

The rise of the fat cat and how to put yours on a weight loss plan

“You need to create a lifestyle for the cat that helps it both lose weight and also be happy,” said Carlos Siracusa of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Siracusa recommended feeding cats in ways more appropriate to their natural instincts, providing small meals throughout the day and beyond the bowl to help simulate hunting.

Multidisciplinary team to develop stem cell-based approaches to restore vision

Gene therapies have had success in treating blindness but can’t save areas of the retina where cells have already died. In a new effort, School of Veterinary Medicine scientists John Wolfe and William Beltran will attempt to develop a stem-cell-based approach that restores vision.

Guess what these young dinosaurs ate when their parents weren’t looking

Peter Dodson of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences offered commentary on young dinosaurs’ ability to independently forage for vegetation. “It seems like a pretty fair bet that there wasn’t parental care,” said Dodson.

Cutting-edge science moves to the clinic to help ‘our furry friends’ fight cancer

A year after its launch, the Penn Vet Cancer Center is solidifying the translational science pipeline, connecting basic scientists to the clinic and vice versa, to transform veterinary cancer care.

Seven Penn researchers receive NIH Director Awards

Seven researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and School of Engineering and Applied Science are to receive National Institutes of Health Director Awards, highly competitive grants to support innovative biomedical research.

Ventilating with mixture of helium and oxygen improves outcomes for horses in surgery

Horses are so large that their weight can cause their lungs to collapse while under anesthesia. In a new study, Klaus Hopster and colleagues at the School of Veterinary Medicine found that ventilating horses with a mixture of helium and oxygen can lead to better pulmonary gas exchange.

Dog deaths after grooming documented, but link uncertain

Perry Habecker of the School of Veterinary Medicine said that, while dogs dying at the groomer is uncommon, the mere possibility is one of groomers’ biggest fears.

As animal-assisted therapy thrives, enter the cats

The School of Veterinary Medicine’s James A. Serpell weighed in on the lack of formal research about the efficacy of animal-assisted therapies. Serpell did note that it’s been well proven that social interaction does generally benefit human health.

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